NY county is only Manhattan. The gunshop must have stopped the sale because of the recent bullsh*t with Bloomberg suing shops, because otherwise they had no right to not sell you a gun legally in upstate NY.

I hate the gun laws in the city, and thank god I don't have ot follow them... hehe... but, a little tip.. possessing a long gun in your home without the permit is a minor misdemeanor... take that how you want, but for most people with regular jobs, you're better off not trying to get the permit, considering the chances that "we" would ever find that gun in your house are slim.