They just do everything to discourage you from getting it. They could do it all in an afternoon while you waited for the most part. But NY especially NYC tries to dig up anything on you to deny you.
Then in NYC they make it even harder because you can't just go buy a gun. You have to get a purchase authorization which takes 3 to 6 months to process. Then you have 30 days to buy a gun, if you don't buy it in 30 days the authorization expires. After you buy the gun then you have to take it to one specific place for NYPD to inspect the gun because they don't trust the FFLs.
They just do everything to discourage you from getting it. They could do it all in an afternoon while you waited for the most part. But NY especially NYC tries to dig up anything on you to deny you.
Then in NYC they make it even harder because you can't just go buy a gun. You have to get a purchase authorization which takes 3 to 6 months to process. Then you have 30 days to buy a gun, if you don't buy it in 30 days the authorization expires. After you buy the gun then you have to take it to one specific place for NYPD to inspect the gun because they don't trust the FFLs.