Assault & Mag Ban
What is/are the date/s of the assault rifle/large capacity magazine ban?[?]
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The ban, which was part of the 1994 Crime Bill (remeber mid night basketball?) went into effect when President Clinton signed the bill into law on 13 September, 1994. The AW and magazine ban has a 10 year life and will then sunset unless new legislation is introduced in Congress to either extend it or make it permanent. Any such new legislation would have to be introduced in both the House and Senate and passed by both. It would then go President Bush and must be signed by him in order to become law- and yes guys, I know that there are complex technical rules around this- pocket veto's ect.
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I don't know what SP was referring to--I think he read your question as "when does the ban end."
Mark gave you the answer for the Federal ban; I would assume that is the question you are asking about, but there are also State bans relating to magazine capacity and "assault weapons." (I don't have a list.)
I'd also point out that the Federal ban allowed existing "assault weapons" and high capacity magazines to continue to be sold/resold--it gave them a "grandfathered" status--the law prohibided the manufacture of new banned guns/magazines. I just want to make this clear since some people (sometimes even very poorly informed law enforcement officers) think that "the ban" outlawed them completely.0 -
quote:Originally posted by WALLEE
What is/are the date/s of the assault rifle/large capacity magazine ban?[?]0 -
I have yet to get the hang of this. Thank you guy's. You answered my question. Wallee 0 -
Welcome to the forum Wallee...glad to see your question was answered.
"The only way American citizens can adequately be protected from terror and violence is when" those in authority protect us from those who would harm us, instead of protecting us from ourselves.0 -
HI, I have a question. I was looking into buying a preban lower receiver for my ar-15 but they are very expensive. Does this mean that in 18 months if the law is not renewed, you will be able to buy preban ones? 0 -
IF the ban sunsets there will be no such thing as "pre-ban". Whatever was available for sale before the ban came to be will be completely legal again without any worries about when it was manufactured.
Don't hold your breath though...it will not be an easy battle.
"The only way American citizens can adequately be protected from terror and violence is when" those in authority protect us from those who would harm us, instead of protecting us from ourselves.0 -
doesn't this subject come up often?!?!?!? Not to be a dick, but does anyone really see it changing??
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.0 -
here is an article regarding the current congress and the likelihood of the ban sunsetting.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=54365&SearchTerms=ban
"The only way American citizens can adequately be protected from terror and violence is when" those in authority protect us from those who would harm us, instead of protecting us from ourselves.0 -
great article!!!!
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.0 -
Bookpile, there's no point in paying ANY premium for a pre-ban lower.
First, if it hasn't already been assembled into a complete rifle, legally you can't assemble it into a "semi-automatic assault weapon". If it previously HAD been assembled, well, you know that there was a problem because no one in their right mind would take a perfectly good pre-ban and sell it for parts.
Think about it - there's nothing intrinsically valuable about a flash suppressor or a bayonet lug. Who really needs them? The reason that pre-ban rifles bring a premium is because they are no longer available new, and are therefore collectible; and, a lot of folks just like the idea of owning a gun made before the bureaucrats made the manufacturers modify them so that they are politically correct. A pre-ban PARTS GUN, which is what it sounds like you want, has value only as a shooter; it will always be a Mixed Parts Mongrel.
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