Opinion
February 4, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County [Shirley Fingerhood, J.].
Substantial evidence supports respondent's determination to revoke petitioner's permit to possess a shotgun. In particular, the circumstances surrounding petitioner's June 1988 arrest for possession of a loaded shotgun, despite the ultimate adjournment in contemplation of dismissal of the underlying charges, cast "grave doubt" on his fitness to possess a firearm as the Hearing Officer found. Petitioner admitted that he had been bringing his shotgun to work for protection, although his license allowed him to possess a shotgun in public only outside city limits on a licensed range or hunting area. Other regulations concerning the manner in which such a firearm could be transported were also violated by petitioner.
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Kupferman, Ross, Smith and Rubin, JJ.