I know,and the answer is "no!". Actual criminals end up getting charged with more serious crimes like murder in this case,and the weapons charges are dropped. The ONLY people who actually get a trial for weapons charges like this are people they don't have any other charges to file on.
Is this a stupid fed. law that Clinton passed to make himself look good? Yes.
Let's not forget who was the originator of this law,and who pushed it,Bush-1. Like the royalty he thinks he is,he didn't even wait for Congress to vote on his ban,he did it and more by using executive orders.