A hello to arms: More in Hudson Valley get handgun permits
Photo credit: Elizabeth Daza | Larry Verdi, 60, of Sleepy Hollow owns 18 guns and got his first gun permit in 1973. Says Verdi, "A lot of people are misinformed. You go through a year process here before you can get a permit. In other places, all you need is a driver's license." He is pictured holding a 45 STI pistol at the Coyne Park Range in Yonkers. (Oct. 26, 2012)
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In the six Hudson Valley counties north of New York City, 14,293 people received handgun permits in the last five years.
Vincent Acocella was one of them.
The retired Pearl River architect believes in staunch gun control laws. He said the last thing New York or any state needs is anyone walking in off the street to pick up a handgun with no questions asked. But a couple years ago, the...
