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To: spodefly
Norcross gun store owner Phil Thompson has orders lined up for high-powered assault weapons that once again can be sold legally after midnight.

Beginning Tuesday, Thompson's Gun Shop and hundreds of other weapons dealers across Georgia and the nation can begin delivering on orders for AK-47s, TEC-9s, Uzis and similar weapons banned from shelves for 10 years.

What??? Am I missing something? What arms will we be able to buy tomorrow, that we can't buy today? I really have tried to get educated on the AWB, and AFAIK, it just governed certain "features" of rifles like magazine capacity, bayonet lugs, flash suppressors, etc., but are there actual rifles/sub-MGs that were banned and will now be available?

6 posted on 09/13/2004 6:44:02 AM PDT by VoiceOfBruck (spokesman for the human race)
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To: VoiceOfBruck
What??? Am I missing something? What arms will we be able to buy tomorrow, that we can't buy today? I really have tried to get educated on the AWB, and AFAIK, it just governed certain "features" of rifles like magazine capacity, bayonet lugs, flash suppressors, etc., but are there actual rifles/sub-MGs that were banned and will now be available?

Don't get too excited, the differences are primarily cosmetic. Now you'll be able to buy an AR-15 with a bayonet lug or a telescoping stock. Not that big a deal to most people, but nice in principle...

10 posted on 09/13/2004 7:39:43 AM PDT by Kenton ("Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid" - Damon Runyon)
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To: VoiceOfBruck
but are there actual rifles/sub-MGs that were banned and will now be available?

Yes, there was a list of firearms banned by name, as well as the Evil Features.

The same pre-1994 rules will apply to automatic firearms, though. The so-called "mainstream" media is playing right along with the gun-grabbers, trying to plant the seed in peoples' heads that full-up AK-47s and M-16s are now routine, uncontrolled. Nothing could be further from the truth.

11 posted on 09/13/2004 7:43:41 AM PDT by Chemist_Geek ("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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To: VoiceOfBruck

Actually, that should be "Beginning Monday,..." since the Ban expired this morning at 1 minute after Midnight.

Those doubting me can check out the ATF website, "www.jackbootedthugs.gov"

(or ATF.gov LOL!)


15 posted on 09/13/2004 11:09:43 AM PDT by Redbob
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