[Who is John Galt?]

Is the ar15 in the 3rd pic in front of the ar15 with the bipod illegal? (Well I guess every gun is illegal in NY.) I thought they would have to be registered as a pistol? It is a very short barrel. Only some states or all?

The following are simply opinions (I am NOT a lawyer). First, I'm not sure if anyone can tell (based only on these photos) if anything pictured is "illegal" - for instance, any of the firearms depicted might actually be a non-firing replica. Second, the short barreled AR you mention has a buttstock, which I beleve makes it a rifle under federal laws/regs, rather than a pistol. Finally, state laws vary immensely, and other factors (the owner's legal status as a convicted felon or LEO, for example) might determine the legality of possessing anything shown in the photos...

[from occupied ga]

In NYC all semiauto rifles are illegal - They have been so since the reign of king Dinkins. And yes the NYPD confiscated a number that were legally registered (in 1976 with the promise that the registration lists would never be used for confiscation)