my brother was a DA in NY, he said dont get caught there is no wiggle room plea bargaining down with illegal features
this was a few years ago...but its only gotten more strict with the last passing
no barrels shorter than 16" (you should actually go 16.25" so there is no debate if questions arise
now a barrel is not defined as rifled all the way down
you can have a 12" barrel with a "fake suppressor" that is pinned/welded/ non removable for a total of 16"
shoot someone in your house with a 30rd mag and a 12" with removable pipe up front...your in serious trouble before you get to the shooting part
all cops are "cool with it" until they follow the law and your LE best friend got 2 phone calls about a scary rifle and noise and has to do his job
or until the game warden/ DEC walks on your property legally with out consent because of call ins "cause"
inside the home not without consent (unless something is serious going on), but property..if they have probable cause they can walk into your back yard.
now you may sue law enforcement and such and you'll loose, unless the guy just jumped a fence for no reason while you were cleaning it after a range day that wanst on premises
but they have you with a 12" rifle...you have problems
no matter how stupid we think it is or how unjust laws are, there are consequences that you may or may not agree with
local sheriff, local beat cop, state cop, friend who was a cop... dont take their advice as gospel
the judge and DA dont care "but the cop said", its the law and they prosecute and sentence to the law
waiting for all the guys to jump in and tell me hes wrong...he was the prosecutor for a decade not the defense lawyer