Or wicked cool LE/Military ONLY version, prohibited by the AW ban even in semiauto:
This is what your gun shop is missing, thanks the AW ban.
The AW ban is a stupid, misguided piece of legislation.
Those that claim it has no impact are generally folks that have little interest in that type of firearm - somewhat akin to the "Saturday Night Special" discussion - it doesn't affect MY gun, so what do I care?
Clearly, it's a problem on principle - slippery slope, camels nose, whatever - but ultimately, it's another class of firearm rendered "outlaw" based on emotional rhetoric.
Practically, though, it has other less obvious, but significant impacts - the 10rd mag limit is the most insidious.
Glock built the G17 to work with a two column, tapered magazine. In order to a. comply with the law and b. prevent simple alteration, Glock had to develop a less than ideal solution for their "civilian" market - the result is that for full size Glocks, 10rd magazines DO NOT function as well as the standard magazine.
Perhaps most insidious, very few people really know the law. Thus, the ban has the effect of creating criminals out of people doing their level best to be law abiding, simply by combining a pistol grip with a collapsible stock.
Finally, and dramatically, most manufacturers of first class gear are forced to build second rate junk in order to comply with the law.
Cosmetic, perhaps, but if given the choice, who with any sense would choose the HK SL8 over a semiauto G36.
Police departments virtually NEVER pick the post ban configuration for rifles, even when they choose semiautos, because post ban is SUBSTANDARD.
Combine that with the fact that "assault weapons" don't get used in crimes - and you have a poster child for horrendously bad gun legislation.
That said, I am a vehement opponent of the AW ban.
Or wicked cool LE/Military ONLY version, prohibited by the AW ban even in semiauto:
This is what your gun shop is missing, thanks the AW ban.