---
title: "ARs Modifications for Anti-Gunners"
description: "When does an AR-style rifle no longer become scary to anti-gun politicians in places like New York? The answer, it seems, hinges around that nasty, crime-promoting, ergonomic pistol grip. (And you thought that money was the root of all evil.) So we now have this rifle from Windham Weaponry, a fine bunch of gun makers in Maine, most of whom used to work at the original Bushmaster factory before it was moved out of state by the Freedom Group."
date: "2014-05-23"
modified: "2021-04-20"
authors:
  - name: "John B. Snow"
    job_title: "Shooting Editor"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/john-b-snow/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2014/05/ars-modifications-anti-gunners/"
categories:
  - "Guns"
  - "Rifles"
  - "Semi-Automatic Rifles"
---

# ARs Modifications for Anti-Gunners

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When does an AR-style rifle no longer become scary to anti-gun politicians in places like New York? The answer, it seems, hinges around that nasty, crime-promoting, ergonomic pistol grip. (And you thought that money was the root of all evil.)

So we now have this rifle from [Windham Weaponry](<https://www.windhamweaponry.com/pdf/NewTechSeets/R16M4FTT-NYTHD%20MSRP%204-7-14.pdf/>), a fine bunch of gun makers in Maine, most of whom used to work at the original Bushmaster factory before it was moved out of state by the Freedom Group.

I haven't shot it, but I'm sure it goes bang every time you pull the trigger. But because it no longer has a pistol grip, or the equally dreaded "muzzle device," it is supposedly okay to own in New York.

Windham Weaponry isn't the only company trying to figure out how to "de-evil" the AR. The [AR-15 Receiver Spur](<https://ar15spur.com/index.html/>) (see photo below) is a product designed to replace the standard AR pistol grip with a handhold (of sorts) that meets New York's new gun restrictions.

I don't know how well this thing works either, but I can guess that while it does nothing to impeded rapid shooting (the "spraying" of bullets in anti-gun speak), it certainly won't improve shooter accuracy. And that's just what we want, right? Less accurate rifles.

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importBlogPostembed2arspur.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/PSBP64VG5Q4KKQVWYIPGOWOCLU.jpg>)

## Author
John B. Snow is Shooting Editor of *Outdoor Life*, where he oversees the publication’s firearms and shooting coverage. This includes gear reviews, features on technical innovations, stories on shooting techniques and general hunting coverage with the occasional fishing story thrown into the mix. Originally from Seattle, he has lived all over the country, crisscrossing it by car and truck no fewer than 10 times as he’s moved from one location to the next. Since 2010 he has lived in Bozeman, Montana where he currently resides with his bird dog, Roo.

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