 While most states allow the purchase of Mare's Leg lever action pistols, New York State has banned this gun from being sold there.They are also not approved for sale in Massachusetts.It is hard to get in California since it is not on the CA Roster of Approved Handguns (California Penal Code § 32015) and therefore cannot be sold or transferred to a civilian unless the gun is already privately owned within the state, having been previously imported under one of the narrow exemptions to the handgun roster.