(Does this mean I can start carrying my preban AR-15 with 30 rnd mag. and bayonet in the wood with me???) hey its a .223!!!
I don't know! You can carry it in NY, but NOT the 30-round magazine! if you have a 5-round magazine for it, it is legal. There were many mornings at Ft. Hood TX during deer season when people showed up at the Rod & Gun Club around 0300 hours, with an AR 15 or some other SA .223 to shoot deer with. I always thought they looked a bit ridiculous, toting those things to the woods......