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Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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1. It wasn't an "assault weapon"

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 06:51 PM

Jul 2017

"assault weapon" is a political and legal term, not a technical term. This "AR" is not an "assault weapon" under NY, or any other US law. Target pistols used in the World Cup or the Olympics, like the Walther GSP, are "assault weapons" under NY law.

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It wasn't an "assault weapon" gejohnston Jul 2017 #1

It was an assault weapon under the NY law, so yeah it was an assault weapon period. Blues Heron Jul 2017 #2

no it isn't gejohnston Jul 2017 #5

No, actually it isn't. Straw Man Jul 2017 #10

re: "As we can see, that was quite the deterrent." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #11

Thought these were banned in NY? Throck Jul 2017 #3

If it has a fixed magazine it is legal hack89 Jul 2017 #4

No - no pistol grip - that makes it legal. jmg257 Jul 2017 #7

There are plenty of ways to make NY legal AR-15s hack89 Jul 2017 #9

Point taken - cheers! jmg257 Jul 2017 #12

Thordsen has a new upgraded stock. Much less fugly. pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #14

Gun makers make guns that comply with the law krispos42 Jul 2017 #6

Which of course means it was neither an "assault rifle" or an "assault weapon". jmg257 Jul 2017 #8

Precisely. yagotme Jul 2017 #13