[Daffynition]

Well, there ya have it.

[Gaffer]

It is a shame that the owner does not understand the intent of his state’s law, and the vehemence behind it.

It really isn’t about bullet size, per se. It is about that “look” - that damned Black Rifle (assault rifle, to them) look. That’s all, plain and simple.

BTW: The picture supplied is not for a .22LR...look at the mags, look at the bayonet mount, the H-barrel with grenade launcher groove....all that..M-4s or equivalent

[SWAMPSNIPER]

To Hell with Connecticut and anything made there!

[Yo-Yo]

Hmm, let's see.

Detachable magazine? Check.
Telescoping stock? Check.
Pistol grip? Check.
Flash hider? Check.
Bayonet lug? Check.

Yup, those two firearms violates every single definition of an Assault Weapon in the new Connecticut law.

[Yo-Yo]

Oh, after RTFA, I see all he's done is use a .22LR conversion. Connecticut's new Assault Weapon law states "centerfire" rifles, not rimfire.

Stag designed the .22LR drop-in bolt? I think not. Colt, HK, and many others make dedicated .22LR rifles, and I know for a fact that at least the HK makes several .22LR copies of centerfire "assault rifles."

It would be my bet that just a drop-in .22LR conversion bolt would be legal, but if you kept the original .223/5.56 bolt then you'd have the pieces for "readily converting" to an "Assault Weapon" and be in violation.

The .22LR HK 416 is not compatible with standard uppers or lowers, and cannot be converted to centerfire.

[Adder]

Nope...still “scarey”...

Won’t pass muster in the pantied states.

[smokingfrog]

The gun fires smaller bullets...

What we really need is safer bullets.

[Jack Hammer]

The mechanism involves breath power and fires dried peas.

But they hardly ever jam.

Still, the Connecticut state legislature will promptly move to outlaw them.

[Caipirabob]

Stag Arms Owner Unveils Modified Rifles That Might Be Legal In Connecticut

BS. The guns are legal. It's the government of Connecticut that has become "illegal".

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Sounds like it is just a 22LR version of an AR. There are already a variety of conversion kits for ARs.

[baddog 219]

Mine looks less scary...

[frankenMonkey]

From the article:

"The main change is that the gun has a redesigned bolt carrier, the 5-inch long, cylindrical fitting that moves the bullet from the magazine to its firing position. It carries .22-caliber bullets of the sort fired by millions of people, including children at camps, rather than the longer, more powerful .223-caliber Remington rounds used in Stag Arms' line of AR-15 rifles."

[epow]

the ban affects firearms that are semi-automatic, with detachable magazines and one or more military features, such as the pistol grip or a flash suppressor at the end of the barrel.

Yep, we gotta get rid of those deadly flash hiders and pistol grips, thousands of kids are no doubt killed every year by those evil devices.

The gun grabbers have learned very well how to take advantage of the ignorance of the average American who knows about as much about firearms as I know about the dark side of the moon. When I got my 1st shotgun in 1949 for my 12th birthday I already knew more about guns than the average American adult does today.