Is that thru that from May 1 2020 15-22 will be illegal to own?

Yup, the M&P 15-22 is specifically called out on the list of newly-prohibited firearms. The language mentions an amnesty thru 4/30/2022 for those ALREADY in legal possession of them. It also refers to an unspecified “buy-back” program and “grandfathering”, to be announced (after they figure out what that actually means).

I hope you are right - 15-22 look scary

A few town's in Illinois are trying to do the same thing,so far nothing as of yet.

The 15-22 survived 2019’s ban and Buyback in Kiwiland as they exempted 10 round rimfires due to the farming lobby.

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The government would have to pry mine out of my cold dead hands, after they got through the 629.

Don't feel too bad. I had an exchange with the RCMP some years back about the legal status of the Model 1 in Canada. Low and behold, it's a Prohibited Weapon since it has a barrel of less than 4.1 inches and it can chamber "modern" rimfire ammunition.

(It's true that one could load a .22 CB cap, or even a .22 Short in a Model 1, but the gun was designed for a .22 black powder round and there's a chance of splitting the cylinder with modern ammunition.)

So long before the 15-22 became an evil gun, the Civil War-era Model 1 was already on the poop list.

Mike