At one time, there was an "assault weapon" (AW) ban in the US. It was directed at specific rifles AND rifles having three or more characteristics such as pistol-grip, flash hiders, and folding stocks.
It was a typical politician move: showy, but useless.
Why?
AWs were used in only a small fraction of gun crimes prior to the ban: about 2% according to most studies and no more than 8%
and
...The decline in the use of AWs has been due primarily to a reduction in the use of assault pistols (APs), which are used in crime more commonly than assault rifles (ARs). There has not been a clear decline in the use of ARs, though assessments are complicated by the rarity of crimes with these weapons and by substitution of post-ban rifles that are very similar to the banned AR models....
They banned rifles which were almost never used, and failed to ban any AW's manufactured before 1994 (the effective date of the legislation). Further, since 'assault rifles' were very rarely used in crimes (and still are very rarely used in crimes), banning them had near-zero effect.
Like we said: typical politician move. All show, no go. All hat, no cattle. 99 44/100% pure BS.
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