I live in Pennsylvania but work in New Jersey. The New Jersey mind set is so different from Pennsylvania it boggles the mind. I know many conservative people in NJ who are very anti carry. The true RINO republicans live there.
New York state is different. Away from NYC you can get a carry permit. You have to jump though hoops but many counties issue them. I have a friend who lives an hour north of NYC and he has one. A lot of upstate people are pro gun. It's the idiots in the NYC area that are the most anti gun.