its legal here, although there are far better options. i myself perfer my 30-30. i know all about the army. still in yea i read the article after my rant haha. just hate how everyones on the ar tit like its god. tons of better platfroms abound. i own an ar10 which as you know is just an ar platform in .308. an improvment, but still regret buying it. good review though, thorough but not boring. ill be back and visiting