You're kidding, right?
I purchased my first "assault weapon," during the later years of the ban. That semi-automatic rifle sits comfortably in my safe, and despite not having a collapsible stock, bayonet lug or flash suppressor, I can still get 1 inch groups with it at 40 yds.
Check your stats moron. The FBI crime stats showed the AWB did nothing to curb violent crime. Poor you...