Dave2 wrote:A-R wrote: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?
Speaking of which, does anyone know
why pistol grips, flash hiders, or adjustable stocks making something an "assault weapon"? It seems to me that those are cosmetic issues.
They looked at a midwayusa catalog and picked out which features they thought looked scary