[cowboyway]

"This is absolutely incorrect. The 1994 "assault weapon ban" most certainly did make it illegal to "

Thanks for the, soon to be moot, clarification. The end of the AWB means instant amnesty for myself and other normally good citizens who became criminals because of a dumb law written by those whose ultimate goal was to make criminals out of all gun owners.

[Ichneumon]

Thanks for the, soon to be moot, clarification.

And I couldn't be happier about the mootage...

[packrat01]

end of the AWB means instant amnesty for myself and other normally good citizens who became criminals

Not exactly... The BATF sez Anyone who illegally possessed, manufactured, or transferred semiautomatic assault weapons or large capacity ammunition feeding devices before the bans sunset still have violated the law since their possession, manufacture, or transfer was illegal at the time.

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