[xander]

I also noticed his timeline does not account for the fact the AWB was in place and active on the date he spoke of, so either the gun was legally purchased/obtained, or it was obtained illegally during a time in which the ban was supposed to be effective. Reinforcing the point that the ban did little to deter criminals. IMO

[phasma proeliator]

Actually - were it a Mini-14, THAT would still be legal even when the AWB was in place.

Were it an AK-47 that would still be ILLEGAL even without the AWB in place (again - unless the owner had a class III license).

[Sender]

Very true; the AWB is almost a self-proving failure because many of the examples of crime the grabbers like to point to happened during the ban.

It's almost as if they don't finish their statement which would end with "Of course, we won't really be rid of assault weapons until we confiscate the millions already in private hands."