We agree with the IAS Court that petitioner's false statement on the application that he had never been arrested was by itself a sufficient ground to deny the application (Penal Law § 400.00 [1]), and that, in any event, petitioner failed to demonstrate "proper cause," i.e., a special need for the license distinguishable from that of other persons similarly situated (Matter of Bernstein v Police Dept.,
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