While I sincerely hope this ban gets scrapped in 2004, I have to wonder if it was not a ban on paper only to appease the anti-gun pansies. I've been to many gun shows since the ban was enacted and the only thing I've noticed is that "assault" weapons have dropped in price. Most weapons and magazines are still plentiful. I paid over $400 for my Chinese Mac-90 in '93. Now I see higher quality Romanian models going for $250.
One very noticable effect: New full capacity magazines are no longer available to regular citizens, only to LEA's/LEO's (who are obviously superior to we citizens). For example, you can't buy a new Glock magazine with greater than 10 round capacity. As someone who has had a full capacity magazine fail, and given that used full-caps are in the $100-$125 range, versus $25 for a new 10-rounder, I'm pi$$ed!
Also, the 1994 law added all sorts of restrictions regarding "evil features" on evil black sport utility rifles. You can't have more than two of things like removeable magazines; pistol grip; flash supressor; bayonet lug; grenade launching attachment; and probably one or two others I can't remember. This effectively made it very difficult for citizens to own / acquire military-style rifles, especially surplus ones. This part of the law was passed in response to all the drive-by bayonetings and rifle-grenadings in gang/ghetto areas < /sarcasm>.