FACT CHECK: Gov. Hochul Claims Concealed Carry Permit Allowed Manhattan Shooter to Have AR-15.

FACT CHECK: Gov. Hochul Claims Concealed Carry Permit Allowed Manhattan Shooter to Have AR-15.

WRONG.

The permit is for a handgun. He had someone else buy the AR-15. To take it even further, even if having a concealed carry permit pertained to rifles–which it does not–New York does not recognize the concealed carry permit from any of the other 49 states, according to USCCA.

Breitbart was used as a source.