There are still permits and there are restrictions BUT any asshole with a gun can stick it in his pocket....or down the front of his pants in the case of the OP and blow his dick off...without a permit. Note in the original story that no one was asking this idiot if he had a permit or if she did.
In NY, he would have been handcuffed to his hospital bed for arraignment if he didn't have a permit.
In NY, he would have been handcuffed to his hospital bed for arraignment if he didn't have a permit.