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A largely overlooked problem with statistics comparing "AW" crimes before and after the 1994 ban is that the 1994 ban never really banned anything except the future importation of firearms manufactured outside the U.S. and the future domestic production of firearms with certain cosmetic features. However, during the 10 years of the ban, no existing "AWs" were confiscated, and cosmetically challenged ARs, Mini 14s, AKs, FALS, and SKSs continued to be sold in increasing numbers. Full-capacity magazines were readily available for most firearms, albeit at increased prices over what is available today. This fact is a deliberately unreported truth being sold to a uniformed public by the media, politicians, and gun-ban lobby.
So, with the numbers of "AWs" increasing- not decreasing- over that 10 years, any claim that the AW ban "worked" is pretty hard to accept. Following the sunset of the 10-year "AW ban", the real change has been the proliferation of inexpensive full-capacity magazines and the ability to add threaded barrel and a muzzle device allowing for the rapid proliferation of hearing-safety devices- THAT'S IT!
Neither of those items are likely to contribute to the number of incidents involving "AWs." While there is a potential discussion over the number of injuries in "mass shootings" due to full-cap magazines, magazine capacity is a separate issue from "AWs" as full-cap magazines are obviously available for handguns (made before and after the ban sunset), not just "AWs". The article even acknowledges that "the preponderance of such events were not executed with assault weapons." Additionally,, most of the currently proposed legislation allows people who owned "AWs" prior to the ban to keep them and transfer them to others (through a licensed FFL). Finally, none of this legislation will significantly impact the black market, private "makers," or additive manufacturing of "AWs".
Gun control isn't about guns, it's about control.
So, with the numbers of "AWs" increasing- not decreasing- over that 10 years, any claim that the AW ban "worked" is pretty hard to accept. Following the sunset of the 10-year "AW ban", the real change has been the proliferation of inexpensive full-capacity magazines and the ability to add threaded barrel and a muzzle device allowing for the rapid proliferation of hearing-safety devices- THAT'S IT!
Neither of those items are likely to contribute to the number of incidents involving "AWs." While there is a potential discussion over the number of injuries in "mass shootings" due to full-cap magazines, magazine capacity is a separate issue from "AWs" as full-cap magazines are obviously available for handguns (made before and after the ban sunset), not just "AWs". The article even acknowledges that "the preponderance of such events were not executed with assault weapons." Additionally,, most of the currently proposed legislation allows people who owned "AWs" prior to the ban to keep them and transfer them to others (through a licensed FFL). Finally, none of this legislation will significantly impact the black market, private "makers," or additive manufacturing of "AWs".
Gun control isn't about guns, it's about control.
