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These supplier's "Blanked" FIREARMS are not licensed for use or possession outside the boundary of the City of New York. NYS, which has jurisdiction over all FIREARMS (bearing serial numbers and registered with the New York State Police Pistol License Section) (which are designed, manufactured and intended to displace a projectile by means of an explosion), does not provide inspection, permission, approval, certification or "BLANKED" registration of such FIREARMS once "BLANKED". |
Converting a REAL FIREARM to fully function with blank cartridges does not render it outside of the jurisdiction of the Penal Law of the State of New York. It is still a FIREARM and as such, is restricted to who and where it shall be possessed. |
| You will be arrested if you possess a NYC "BLANKED" FIREARM (Title 1 Firearms - Pistols and/or Revolvers and/or Assault Rifles) (NYS Defined Firearms - Pistols and/or Revolvers and/or Assault Rifles) anywhere outside the boundaries of the City of New York, unless such possession is legal under the laws of the STATE of New York and said FIREARM has been formally transferred to you via the state-approved Purchase Order and Registration procedures, with it's Make, Model, Serial Number and Caliber entered upon your Pistol Permit. If you don't have a permit, you can't rent it. |
| Under New York state law, there is no provisions for an "Actor's Permit" which would allow for the public display of FIREARMS. NYPD issued "Actor's Gun Permits" are not valid and have no special privileges outside the City of New York. Outside the city, you MUST only use a state-licensed "Gun Wrangler" (FFL/SOT/NYS D&G) who has ultimate legal control over production FIREARMS. |
(Even though Sub-Section 19 § 10-301 of the city's Administrative Code, adds the phrase "theatrical purposes outside the city" there is no permissions, rules, regulations, laws, informal agreements via hand-shakes or any other recognition of such under New York State Penal Law. You cannot rent an assault rifle from a NYC Theatrical Dealer and remove it from the city. NYC Theatrical Dealers who inform you otherwise are not following the laws of the city and the state.)
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| SPECIAL NOTICE: As of May of 2006, you may no longer acquire "LIVE" BLANKED FIREARMS from any NYC "Theatrical Dealer" unless you are licensed for the type of weapon being rented. A formal FIREARMS TRANSFER in full compliance with NYS Firearms Law is required. This means that the person who is accepting the Firearms on behalf of the Production must possess a NYC Pistol License for handguns or Assault Weapons. There is no longer any exceptions for motion picture, television or stage productions. The BATFE has put a stop to NYC "Theatrical Dealers" renting out firearms to non-licensees. Additionally, NYS Police have indicated that possession of a "Semiautomatic Assault Weapon" manufactured after September 13th, 1994 by any non-licensee is a crime regardless of the presence of a "NYC Actor Permit for Assault Weapons". Do not take a chance of having your actors or prop personnel arrested. Contract for a State-Licensed "Gun Wrangler" (FFL/SOT/NYS D&G) to handle all your on-set FIREARMS outside of the City of New York. Spend a little more and save a lot of grief. Please read our NYC Laws Page |
| SPECIAL NOTICE: With regard to the possession on-set of BLANKED Automatic Weapons within New York State and New York City, the only entity who can be in constructive possession is one who is licensed by the State of New York as a Firearms Dealer/Gunsmith-Manufacturer and possesses a Federal Firearms License as a Manufacturer of NFA Weapons. Such a licensed entity must be domiciled in New York State. There is no provisions under NYS Penal Law for a NYS Dealer (Type 01) or NYS individual to be in constructive possession of Automatic Weapons (NFA) regardless if they're BLANKED or not. It is a felony for an out-of-state entity to bring into NYS and/or NYC, NFA Automatic weapons. Only utilize a fully-licensed NYS Gun Wrangler. |
| SPECIAL NOTICE: With regard to Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons, (AR-15's, AK-47's, HK94's, MAC Pistols, etc.) New York City Special Theatrical Dealers are operating in a dark gray area of state law. Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons (SAW's) are "FIREARMS" as defined under New York State's Penal Law. Recently manufactured SAW's are illegal to be constructively possessed by individuals not only within NYC but also NYS. If you examine the page image below, you will see in the last paragraph the sentence "This permit is not for the personal possession of long arms." Since NYS defines SAW's as FIREARMS under state law, NYC's Special Theatrical Permit is not valid for the constructive possession of SAW's. |
SPECIAL NOTICE: With regard to blank-firing NON-GUNS (die-cast metal replicas that operate with proprietary special cartridges, i.e. 8-mm & 380 rimmed), these are pyrotechnic devices and require a Pyrotechnist with a valid FDNY Certificate of Fitness, to facilitate and oversee. |
| SPECIAL NOTICE: Imitation Guns - you cannot just acquire them from just anybody. The vender MUST possess a U.S. Dept. of Commerce Waiver for the manufacture, possession &/or sale of "imitation firearms" that do not have a red painted muzzle. Federal Toy Gun Law (15 USC § 5001) (15 CFR § 1150.3[a])(15 CFR § 1150, et seq). NY State law prohibits the sale of any imitation gun in realistic colors such as black, blue, silver or aluminum unless it has a non-removable orange stripe running down both sides of the barrel. The stripe must be one inch wide if the barrel is at least one inch wide. NYC law- Administrative Code § 10-131(g). |
SPECIAL NOTICE: The NYPD cannot place restrictions on the transport or methods of transport beyond those spelled out in New York State Penal law. NYS –recognized entities are outside the purview of the NYPD. Only transport of commercial goods for delivery to a NYC address, where the NYPD has jurisdiction, is covered under the city’s Administrative Code. Also, because the state Penal Law specifically spells out what constitutes a “Manufacturer” (possessing a Type 7 or Type 10 Federal Firearms License as a manufacturer of firearms AND licensed by the State of New York as a “Dealer in Firearms”, and in circumstances where employees, agents or representatives of such manufacturers are in possession of inventory of such manufacturer, said employees, agents and/or representatives MUST also be licensed to “carry” firearms within the state of New York.) No one else, no other alternative entity, no other Federal Firearms License type, qualifies. Only NYS Firearms Manufacturers may be in possession of their inventory “Off-Premises” within NYS and only when their employees hold a NYS Pistol License. The only exception that would facilitate out-of-state entities to come into NYS (NYC) would be to attend and display at an NRA-sanctioned event. Non-NYS Firearms Manufacturers Employees do not qualify for this exemption and if the employee, agent or representative of such is a New York State resident, possession of such manufacturer’s inventory MUST be via a New York State Carry License and such firearms MUST be registered to said individual by the New York State licensing agency who issued the license. There is no Un-Registered possession in New York State, except by NYS Manufacturers and their licensed employees, agents and/or representatives.” |
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The Truth about NYC "Blanked" firearms and NYC "approval", |
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