This is not my understanding, based on Kiwis I've been speaking to online. An AR-15 is a Class E firearm - unless it has a thumbhole stock, no "bad" features,

This is not my understanding, based on Kiwis I've been speaking to online. An AR-15 is a Class E firearm - unless it has a thumbhole stock, no "bad" features, and 7-round magazines. In that case it's a Class A firearm.