[peck1234]

Heres NY laws on assauly weapons, can someone please explain to me the last part? It says no semi auto replicas can be made from full auto? (AR-15) But this cant be true.





ASSAULT WEAPONS
It shall be unlawful to possess any “assault weapon”
or “large capacity ammunition feeding device.” So called
assault weapons lawfully possessed prior to September
14, 1994 and large capacity ammunition feeding devices
manufactured prior to such date can continue to be
lawfully possessed..
“Assault weapon” is defined as:
A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable
magazine and has at least two of the following characteristics:
• a folding or telescoping stock;
• a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action
of the weapon;
• a bayonet mount;
• a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate
a flash suppressor;
• a grenade launcher.
• A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least two of the following
characteristics:
• a folding or telescoping stock;
• a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action
of the weapon;
• a fixed magazine capacity in excess of five rounds;
• an ability to accept a detachable magazine.
• A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable
magazine and has at least two of the following characteristics:
• an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside
of the pistol grip;
• a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender,
flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;
• shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles,
the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm
with the nontrigger hand without being burned;
• manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the
pistol is unloaded.
• A semiautomatic version of an automatic rifle, shotgun or
firearm.
• Any of the weapons, or functioning frames or receivers of such
weapons, or copies or duplicates of such weapons, in any caliber,
known as:
• Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs
(All Models);
• Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil;
• Beretta Ar70 (SC-70);
• Colt AR-15;
• Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;

[johnnyonthespot]

you left a couple out...

it is automatically defined as an assault rifle if it has:

• Extreme Lefty Democrats attached

• Your wife catches you buying it

[transformerguru]

nice additions there johnny, but I think he was quoting the law. But I loved the sarcasm and humor. And to clarify your humor, is the assault when she smacks the living piss outta you or the no husband/wife relations for a month minimum?

[peck1234]

Thanks for the humor, :) But my question still remains!

[Sunray]

The ATF says "Once an MG, always an MG." The AR15 was never FA. It's evil in NY because it's black with a pistol grip, a flash hider and a detachable mag.

[Prince Yamato]

It is basically a reiteration of federal law.

[J Star]

Simply put: It's not legal to remove the full-auto capability from a full-auto weapon and then sell it as a semi-auto.

So, they can sell ARs that were manufactured as semi-auto only, but they cannot sell ARs that used to be full-auto and were converted to semi-auto.


And yes, this used to be federal law, but it lapsed. Unfortunately, NY didn't let their version lapse with the feds version. :mad:
Edit: I meant the whole "assault weapons" ban, not the full auto part. The full auto part is still in effect everywhere.

[peck1234]

Finally! An understandable answer! Thanks J star.....now i get itt

[22_Shooter]

JStar, you're from Endicott? My condolences........I grew up there:D.

[J Star]

Yeah yeah, I know, Endicott is a hole. My wife and I are considering moving South to PA or maybe getting really radical and moving to Texas.

EDIT: Also, you're welcome.

[22_Shooter]

I've been thinking the same thing.......that PA border being 15 minutes away is pretty enticing.

Oh how nice it would be to get all the evil goodies on my AR and AK's:D.