Regardless of how anyone actually feels about gun ownership, this is flat out a good thing for equitable application of existing laws.
The process for getting a pistol permit in NY is already exhaustively complex and could take literal years to process. Forcing someone to justify why they wanted the permit, or being able to arbitrarily deny the permit for whatever reason the permitting officer felt like making up, created an undue and inequitable burden on those seeking to be law-abiding gun owners, especially those from marginalized communities subject to rampant police bias.
If someone meets the legal requirements, they should get the license. Imagine trying to get a driver's license and DMV demanding you provide a reason for wanting to operate a vehicle, then turning around and denying you because the clerk didn't have their coffee that morning or they just really hated black people.