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Gun Control & RKBA

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13. What really helped was the first Assault Weapons Ban. ...

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #12)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 11:37 AM

Oct 2015

Prior to that legislation, revolvers were more popular than semiautomatic pistols and bolt action rifles far more popular than evil looking black semiautomatic rifles such as the AR15.

Since the AWB really didn't ban anything, interest in semiautomatic firearms spiked during the time frame the ban was in effect. Manufacturers responded by introducing new models and significantly improving quality.

That seems to be what always happens when something is "banned." People suddenly want to own the banned item.

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What really helped was the first Assault Weapons Ban. ... spin Oct 2015 #13

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