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"Hang on a moment, if it's just an import ban on assault weapons...who wanted to buy a gun from abroad anyway? America makes the best guns as it is!"

The Bush import ban is different from the Clinton AWB that will sunset unless reauthorized. Bush's ban was by executive order, and stopped the importation of such rifles as the HK 91, FN FAL, AUG, etc., and prevents the importation of semi-auto versions of the G36 and other up to date arms. Europe has been a far better innovator in small arms than the US, due to our firearms laws since 1934. We have a 40-year-old M-16/AR-15.

And the Clinton ban simply lets Bushmaster start selling guns with flash hiders and normal magazines.

The Bush Senior ban was not an EO. This is a common misconception. What he did was literally ask the ATF to re-interpret the sporting purpose clause in the 1968 GCA. They did and the restriction on imports resulted.

I would love for the sporting purpose clause to be removed from the 1968 GCA. If that happened, almost 80% of current gun laws would be castrated.

Mike