Livingston v. Codd

OPINION OF THE COURT

Nathaniel T. Helman, J.

Application by petitioner, pursuant to CPLR article 78, for a judgment mandating the issuance of a pistol purchase authorization by respondent to the petitioner, is granted.

Petitioner is the holder of an on-premises pistol license and a target license pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 400.00 of the Penal Law of the State of New York. He is also licensed by the Department of the Treasury to collect firearms described as "curios and relics”.

His request of June 27, 1977 for a pistol purchase authorization to collect "curios and relics” was…