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Relevant bit from the NYS penal code :

 

22. "Assault weapon" means (a) a semiautomatic rifle that has an

ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the

following characteristics:

(i) a folding or telescoping stock;

(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of

the weapon;

(iii) a bayonet mount;

(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a

flash suppressor;

(v) a grenade launcher; or

(B) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least two of the following

characteristics:

(i) a folding or telescoping stock;

(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of

the weapon;

(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of five rounds;

(iv) an ability to accept a detachable magazine; or

© a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable

magazine and has at least two of the following characteristics:

(i) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the

pistol grip;

(ii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash

suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;

(iii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely

encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm

with the nontrigger hand without being burned;

(iv) a manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the pistol is

unloaded;

(v) a semiautomatic version of an automatic rifle, shotgun or firearm;

or

(d) any of the weapons, or functioning frames or receivers of such

weapons, or copies or duplicates of such weapons, in any caliber, known

as:

(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all

models);

(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil;

(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC-70);

(iv) Colt AR-15;

(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;

(vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;

(vii) Steyr AUG;

(viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and

(ix) revolving cylinder shotguns, such as (or similar to) the Street

Sweeper and Striker 12;

 

(e) provided, however, that such term does not include: (i) any rifle,

shotgun or pistol that (A) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or

slide action; (B) has been rendered permanently inoperable; or © is an

antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(16);

(ii) a semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a detachable magazine

that holds more than five rounds of ammunition;

(iii) a semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more than five rounds

of ammunition in a fixed or detachable magazine;

(iv) a rifle, shotgun or pistol, or a replica or a duplicate thereof,

specified in Appendix A to section 922 of 18 U.S.C. as such weapon was

manufactured on October first, nineteen hundred ninety-three. The mere

fact that a weapon is not listed in Appendix A shall not be construed to

mean that such weapon is an assault weapon; or

(v) a semiautomatic rifle, a semiautomatic shotgun or a semiautomatic

pistol or any of the weapons defined in paragraph (d) of this

subdivision lawfully possessed prior to September fourteenth, nineteen

hundred ninety-four.

 

Not being a lawyer, it still seems pretty obvious that if you're talking about the default configuration shown here : http://www.shotgunnews.com/2011/11/02/new-molot-products-bound-for-the-us-vepr-12-tactical-shotgun/ - the VEPR 12 is not legal in NYS.

 

It accepts a detachable magazine (1), has a folding stock (2) and a pistol grip beneath the action (3). It may only have one of those features, so it has two too many.

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