Ok, so if this is the wrong place, I apologize, but I’ve searched quite a bit with no luck. I guess because it’s sort of specific.
So I am a PO in NY, Long Island to be more specific, and I can’t seem to get a definite answer from anyone. Are sworn officers still allowed to have AR Pistols in NY? I know all the SAFE act nonsense made it extremely difficult for civilians to own them, but since LE is exempt from most of that, is it still possible to own them as a PO? Any help would be awesome, and if this is the wrong place to post this, again, I apologize. Thanks.
-Rob
Can you post a link to the law? What’s it say about pistols and mag capacity?
You may want to reach out to one of the mods here named Mongo. He would likely be able to assist, based on his location and line of work.
And he’s a good fellow as well.
Regular folk can have AR pistols, as long as the mag is fixed which makes it not an assault weapon. They need to be on our permit tho. Police and peace officers are exempt from the SAFE Act, which means standard cap mags and evil features. You should be GTG with the pistol, not sure if you’d have to put it on your shield or permit.
Great, thank you! May have to do this.
This was my thought as well, in theory, I should be fine, I’m just trying to get confirmation from someone who’s actually done it haha. Thanks guys.
Double check the weight limit though. IIRC it’s like 65 oz for pistols unless the SAFE act did away with that nonsense.
I registered a lower as a pistol for I moved to Virginia but I had to pet it on my then NY permit.
As LE, I would be exempt from that, but I do believe it’s still in effect, but I think the weight is like 50 oz! A buddy of mine got a Deagle, and the ffl couldn’t release it to him because it was something like .75 oz too heavy 
That’s when you bust out the dremel and do some weight reduction. 
That’s a dick of an FFL.
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My buddy would strongly agree with that.
As long as it is a fixed mag it is not an issue with the weight limit. That is how I am doing my AR pistol. Fixed mag, KAK buffer with brace and piston 11.5" upper