Actually, the Ruger mini-30 fires the 7.62x39 round which is the same round as the SKS and the AK clones. I shoot Wolf ammo in my mini. Not accurate at long ranges (100 yards or more) but would make a great brush gun.
But I googled SKS and all I found were fixed magazine rifles. It looks like it uses a stripper clip.
I was just wondering if the gun grabbers were going to say that "this gun was illegal during the AWB, hence the AWB should have been extended."
Or is it the case that since it is a fixed magazine, it was always legal?
As far as the AWB goes, it never really applied to stock SKS rifles. Not enough evil features to qualify.
However, there are some import restrictions that apply to rifles - most notably 922(r) that specifies the number of foreign made parts allowed in certain type of rifles. Again, the SKS isn't really covered by this.
The only thing that really applies to any SKS rifle is the ban on Norinco made firearms that is less a gun control act than a punishment of the norinco company.
http://www.surplusrifle.com/sks/
Some convert theirs to five round mag to satisfy hunting laws in some states.