[Ichneumon]

There never were laws preventing the installation of those components as well as others. The law applied to the manufacturing and retail distribution. Once in the hands of a private owner, the owner could modify his weapon with a wide choice of legal after-market products.

This is absolutely incorrect. The 1994 "assault weapon ban" most certainly did make it illegal to add certain combinations of features to a firearm you already owned. These restrictions are about to vaporize, though.

[Ichneumon]

Oops, meant to ping you to my previous post (#46). I can quote chapter and verse of the law if you'd like.

[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.