[july4thfreedomfoundation]

From 1994 through 2004, I thought it was the MANUFACTURE of new weapons that was banned.

Wasn’t it legal to purchase pre-1994 semi-automatic rifles in gun shops and from private parties?

[Red Steel]

Wasn’t it legal to purchase pre-1994 semi-automatic rifles in gun shops and from private parties?

Yes, still is.

From 1994 through 2004, I thought it was the MANUFACTURE of new weapons that was banned.

No, just dumb cosmetic changes to the ARs like no flash suppressors and bayonet lugs, et cetera.

[ozzymandus]

Yes it was, and pre-ban guns brought a premium, even though the “post-ban” guns were only cosmetically different.