KurteL10 wrote:New here, so please forgive me if this has been addressed someplace before (I searched). I am only 22 years old, so the "assault" weapons ban was a little before my time. I know that guns purchased before the ban were legal, but were you still allowed to purchase parts for them? Was is similar to the way class 3 firearms are handled today? With all this new talk of bans, I don't want to be out of luck if something does happen. Thanks.
FYI - since you're new here, fair warning the 3-letter acronym in your last sentence is not allowed under rules as its intended meaning includes a vulgar/profane word.
I'm no expert on the 1994 ban, but I believe it only limited the specific parts used to define the made-up term "assault weapon" - thus flash hiders, magazines holding more than 10 rounds, etc. would have been illegal except for the grandfathered pre-94 versions. Not too many other "parts" that I can think of - collapsible/folding stocks, perhaps the pistol grip itself?
Anyway, someone will be along shortly who knows/remembers more of the details.
