Haha, that's about what I thought. The whole East Coast is terrible for gun rights.
I had a pistol for sale a few months ago that was listed online. After a few days w/o much interest locally I got a call from a guy in upstate NY who was willing to pay my asking price, sight unseen, no problem. Perfect.
We tried foe a week and were unable to make the transaction happen through legal means. Unfortunately I wasn't able to sell it to him and wound up sitting on it, and later taking a lower offer from a local buyer.
Unbelievable!