Unless things have changed, you can still buy ARs. There was a list of features, that if the gun in question had 3 or more, it had to be regestered. Some of the features were: bayonet lug, flash hider, pisol grip, magazine over 10 rds. Some where on the state web site, you can find the info. That is how colt is still selling them, removed some of the banned features. Silly, to ban something on appearance only. You can buy a ruger mini 14 that shoots the same but looks NORMAL.