TMB: Thanks. What is LGS? I don't recognize the name.
Cavtrpr: Yeah, I'm a refugee for good reasons. However, I still have friends and relatives behind the Tofu Curtain. I'm thinking about giving my youngest son a rifle when he graduates Marine boot camp. Probably a minty SKS or a well-used but very functional Plainfield M1 Carbine. I'm pretty sure the SKS is legal (no bayonet lug) but uncertain about the carbine (again, no bayo lug) with its detachable mags.
He's steamed about not being able to own an AR without all the californication mods. Of course, at the moment and for the forseeable future, he's not going to be able to get any kind of AR without paying 3-4 times what it's worth. I bought these on the cheap before he was born and have no problem giving him either one. He can't have my Garands, though. He and his brother will have to fight over those after I'm gone LOL!