Ruger intros state compliant rifles to bring ARs to those oppressed by gun control laws

Ruger didn't make the laws in states like Massachusetts and New Jersey, but in an effort to bring AR-15 platforms into areas that otherwise ban them by severely regulating their cosmetic features, they have a new AR-556 on the market.



The problem

With an estimated 8 million AR-15 platform rifles produced since the 1960s by a myriad of manufacturers, the gun has become known as "America's Rifle." However, a number of states and municipalities have outright bans on these guns by name and back door prohibitions on them by prohibiting the sale of rifles that have AR-ish parts such as the deadly (sarcasm) threaded barrel/flash suppressor, the assaulty (sarcasm) adjustable stock, and the dangerous (sarcasm) 30-round detachable magazine.



As such, Ruger's AR-556, which has all of these features standard, (see the above picture) is off limits to civilian sales in certain states.

The solution

Ruger's new "state compliant" AR-556 is based on the standard model but has been neutered slightly with a non-threaded barrel, given a fixed stock (that still looks like an M4 stock) with a 13.5" length of pull, no bayonet lug (because they are used in crime so often?) and comes with a detachable metal magazine that will accept no more than 10-rounds.


As noted by Ruger, this new model is legal for sale in Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico-- all areas where the AR-556 is otherwise restricted to LE only sales by law.

MSRP is $749, the same as the standard model.

To see the differences between the two, watch the magical transformation between deadly "assault weapon" and compliant rifle. Because gun control makes sense, right?