Uh no. WWII rifles are grandfathered. Next.
The description of it as a "WW II era" weapons leads me to think it may be an M1 Garand. Thousands of these have been sold to civilians over the years. I don't think that weapon was ever banned under the Clinton AWB, even with a bayonet lug.
Nope, close but no cigar. They said it was a WW-II era rifle. Thus a Garand or possibly a Springfield, if a US weapon. All the likely foreign weapons, and the Springfield, are bolt actions. Even the Garand, which is a semi-auto, doesn't qualify because it doesn't have a removable magazine. The magazine it does have holds less than ten rounds as well.
This is actually the first crime in 10 years that could have been affected by the now expired "clinton assault weapons ban" - it banned some rifles if they did not remove the bayonet lug...
Actually, the real factor deciding if this incident could have been prevented by the ban is whether the father?/owner would have turned in his legally registered firearm when it became illegal.