ZevIrgun
.177 BB
Is it possible for my friend who has an AR since 1995 and did not know he had until April 2014 to register it with the State to do so now with out penalty?
To my knowledge, no. The deadline for registration has come and passed. His options are to convert it to comply with existing laws, remove it from the state and keep it elsewhere, or simply not comply with the restrictions (at his own risk).
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
Shhhhhhhh......... Registration has been closed for a while now. Compliance (meaning featureless) is the only legal way now.
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
.....you forgot tragic boating accident.
Not 100% true he could fix the magazine if it has a muzzle device.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
Right! I forgot the fixed mag route.
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
please PM his complete name and address so I can assist in registration 
sorry I misread 1995 as 2015 never mind.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
OP said it has been owned since 1995.
Yeah old eye syndrome
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
Or just take the upper off. No more "assault weapon".
Buy a side charging upper and a chambered barrel blank from green mountain barrels and build a bolt action upper for it. Then he can shoot it to his hearts content without worry. When he is out of the Gulag he can install the other upper and shoot it like it should be shot.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
I don't think that's accurate. Remember the key feature is the ability to accept a detachable magazine. So since the lower is considered the "firearm" and we are now a one feature test state, having the ability to accept a detachable mag (the one feature) and having a pistol grip would constitute two features. It would be illegal.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
My advice: Sell it out of state, keep it and don't give a fuck (just don't talk about it) or configure it so that it complies with the law, be it featureless or fixed mag. Then buy yourself a double barreled shotgun.
Uzi
.308 Win
Quickest easiest and cheapest option would be to block off the gas block temporarily so it can't fire semi auto, and you're good to go.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
lol, haha!
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
And that you might be a cop fishing for bullshit.
C3D
.338 Win Mag
FIFY
Trauma47645
.357 mag
There was only a 4 to 5 % Compliance rate with the bullshit law..
Ignore it like a true american..
Ignore it like a true american..
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
FUACUPOS!
Robin
Robin
It's not a semi-automatic firearm without the upper.
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Hey has offered a bounty on these evil baby killing machines 
that are at the top of America's hit list of things we don't need because we have alcohol and prescription drugs to quench are need for freedom 
Post Numero Uno, and from Chicargo (his spelling, not mine), no less.
Is that you, Rahm? Come on, fess up.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
Very true @Darth. You and I both know this, but how does it figure in a court of law? The potential for adding a semi-auto upper, especially if you own one and it is stored under the same roof, might complicate things.
NYS has no constructive possession clause.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
Well, then...whatever. What is the point of this thread?
To figure out if he could still register I'd wager.
This is the first I'm even hearing of an AR registration though.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
True.