If NY bans flash reducers, they make guns without flash reducers. If NY bans bayonet mounting lugs, they make guns without bayonet mounting lugs. If NY bans telescoping and/or folding buttstocks, they make guns without telescoping and/or folding buttstocks.
The definition of "assault weapon" begins with the conditions that the gun be a) semi-automatic, and b) feed from a detachable magazine. By replacing the finger-activated magazine catch with one that requires a tool you can move a gun (such as an AR-15) from "banned" to "acceptable".
Somebody out there is also making a pump-action AR-15. Because it's manual-action, you can have front-and-back pistol grips, flash hiders, bayonet lugs, folding/telescoping stock, etc.
If NY state was serious about it, they would simply ban all semi-automatic long guns without exception.
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