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Don't worry about a ban. They try one every year and they never go anywhere.
As far as which rifle to go with. get the one that has the options you want. When it really comes down to it, there isn't a lot of differences other than psychological. If spending extra money for a "hip" roll mark is what floats your boat then by all means get what ever floats your boat.
I went with RRA because it (at the time) gave the best features and rep at the best price.
Remember, you will spend ~$1000 on the rifle now and you still need a bunch of mags and ammo, so you can spend all your money on the rifle and have no money to feed it, or you can spend less on the rifle and get some mags and ammo (if you can find any)
Normally I wouldn't worry about a ban, but I just have a gut feeling this time. Maybe the one currently in the works doesn't happen, but I think one is on the way again. Not that it matters too much. Another house/senate/president and it's back to the begining again.
Either way, I have added in 4 pmags, a quick loader, an EOTech 511/A65 sight, and a few boxes each of 4 different brands/weight bullets along with the price of the Stag Arms 2T. That's my budget but with prices going here and there it could quickly change everything. /sigh lol I really want an AR... It's almost tempting to spend the kids' Xmas money on my rifle, but I think Santa not showing up would be worse than the Ban. So it's eFile taxes mid Jan for my rifle. And a lot of reading on this site to make the final decisions. Thanks guys, you've been really great to this noob.
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