“Anybody ever read the Brady Bill? I did, be very glad it got watered down and nothing but a 10 year ban on “assault rifles” came of it. No true assault rifle is sold in the US without a permit anyway, you have to get a permit for automatic weapons first.
Anyway, the Brady Bill in its original form, would have banned everything but non self loading (semi automatic) shotguns and I think a few single shot rifles, mostly .22 caliber. (don’t remember that point but I think a few single shot rifles were excepted) All handguns would have been banned, period. All self loading or semi automatic firearms would have been banned, and most rifles.”
The AWB “merely” limited semi-auto rifles with box magazines and certain other characteristics (along with the magazines themselves). It is no longer the law, having thankfully expired in 2004. BTW, if the Dems ever get enough power, expect that they will pass a FAR more restrictive law, one with NO expiration date. It will likely be an actual ban, much like NJ has had since 1990.
OK I guess I’ve been corrected. I thought the assault weapon ban was tacked onto the much watered down Brady Bill, which ended up as the restrictions you noted, rather than the outright ban it originally was. The original bill was awful...but I never followed the assault weapon issue closely. I’m not a big fan of them but if someone else wants to have one it’s their business. I much prefer my standard hunting rifle, it does the trick. I can only fire as fast as I can cycle the bolt, but I usually only need one shot. For home defense it’s not the one an intruder has to worry about anyway that’s when the buckshot is really handy.