Mike, post 9/11 the Port Authority cops are clamping down hard.
I spoke with several cops and consulted the NY state attorney general's office. If you are driving into NY State with a handgun and you are not a NY resident with a NY handgun permit, even if you are on your way to the airport, you will be arrested for criminal possession of a weapon. Long guns (rifles, shotguns, and carbines, provided they are not on NYC's proscribed list) are another story.
McClure-Volkmer (the 1986 federal law you mentioned) only covers you when you are making an UNINTERRUPTED journey (driving straight through) through non-gun-friendly jurisdictions. Making at stop at LaGuardia is not an uninterrupted trip!
-WW
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