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In reply to the discussion: NY Senate Passes 'Landmark' Gun Control Laws [View all]NickB79
(20,370 posts)They have extensive regulations on the ownership of assault rifles, and there are still plenty of new, legal-to-own AR-15's and AK-47 clones there.
For example, these are both CA-legal guns:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=CA-legal+AR-15&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=1554D4CB4F897FA4774D582D6840DC78E64214B2&selectedIndex=13
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=saiga+sporter&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=saiga+sporter&sc=8-13&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&id=7E792424A1317074B2877D8CA2F88C5551D548D2&selectedIndex=2
From what I've read, the NY law states that a rifle must have a detachable magazine and one other feature (folding stock, pistol grip, flash hider, bayonet lug, etc) to be classified as an assault rifle. Both guns pictured above would not qualify as assault rifles.