In New York City , it is required that in order to legally own firearms , long and short arms , you must possess a firearms control permit , which in effect , is a drivers license to own guns . Of course that also means you will have to register them , that's where the disposition reports come in . That's what lead to the demise of mine and my dad's permits . Long story , but I lost my prize M1 Garand , no. 5 lee-enfield Jungle Carbine , 95% GI M1 carbine , the list goes on. The NRA , attorneys for and local gun clubs could not and are powerless to overturn law. But I won't go off into a rant again in our forum as I once did . Has been several years , maybe the heat is off and proof of disposition of all firearms in our possession will be helpful to reapplication .