Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
Your qoute does not use the word "loophole" as you do 2 times. It says "exemption". Clinging? how about depending on? Little known means just that, 'not many know about it'. Seems you are the one trying to control the words, and meaning. The question in my mind is why apply for a permit at the 'handgun' license divison, its a rifle. Do rifles require a permit in NY?? All in all I thought the article free of any bias.
Dave,

Check just over a third of the way down the article. You'll find this line:
The loophole allows license-free ownership of "antique firearms" - defined as rifles that require the bullet and gunpowder to be loaded separately.
It may be little known to those who neither own nor care about firearms. But for folks with even a modest amount of knowledge of gun laws, it is well-known that exemptions for antique/replica/muzzle-loading arms are commonplace. Certainly the police should be aware of this exemption when they go to visit a guy with an arm that reportedly violates local/state law.

Yes, his case does "depend" on that exemption. Describe it how you will, it appears to me to be an open-and-shut case if the exemption is as stated in the article. So, it is not "clinging", or "dependant upon a given interpretation", it is clear (again, IF the exemption is as stated in the article).