If AR’s were to be banned again...

I don't think there will be an assault rifle ban. There will be more "voluntary" no-sell like Walmart did to protect its brand.

And, if a ban goes into effect, it will only be good if legislation is crafted to make possession illegal, rather a grandfather defense.

There are more ARs out there than Carter has little liver pills.

If ownership ban is coupled with a buyout plan, and a prohibition against manufacture and import, that might reduce the inventory some.

Anyway, even TALKING about a ban increases the value of ARs.

Buy now.

Sell later.

Can we get a straight answer as to the difference between an assault rifle and an assualt weapon.
From Wiki:
An assault rifle is a rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge, a detachable magazine, and can switch between semi-automatic/fully automatic fire. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern armies.
By strict definition, a firearm must have the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][page needed][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][page needed][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][page needed][/SUP]

• It must be an individual weapon;
• It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semi-automatic and burst/fully automatic fire;[SUP][4][/SUP]
• It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle. For full-power automatic rifles, see List of battle rifles;
• Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine;
• It should have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards).

Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are technically not assault rifles, despite frequently being called such.
For example:

• Select-fire M2 carbines and Amogh carbines are not assault rifles; their effective range is only 200 yards.[SUP][5][/SUP]
• Select-fire rifles such as the FN FAL battle rifle are not assault rifles; they fire full-powered rifle cartridges.
• Semi-automatic-only rifles like the Colt AR-15 are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities.
• Semi-automatic-only rifles with fixed magazines like the SKS are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines and are not capable of automatic fire.

assaualt weapon also from Wiki
Assault weapon is a term used in the United States to define some types of firearms.[SUP][1][/SUP] The definition varies among regulating jurisdictions but usually includes semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine, a pistol grip and sometimes other features such as a vertical forward grip, flash suppressor or barrel shroud.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP] Some firearms are specified by name.[SUP][3][/SUP] At the time that the now-defunct Federal Assault Weapons Banpassed in 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice said, "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use."[SUP][3][/SUP]The origin of the term has been attributed to legislators, gun control groups, the media and the firearms industry.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP] It is sometimes conflated with the term "assault rifle", which refers to selective-fire military rifles that can fire in automatic or burst mode.[SUP][5]

To me, there is a big difference. Anything is an assault weapon depending on how it is used.[/SUP]

BigNastyCowboy said:

Personally, and I may get flamed for this, I don't give a rat's patoot about "assault rifles."

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I felt the same way for awhile too. I basically grew up in a gun shop and my dad didn't care for them either. He would order anything you wanted but he didn't stock any of those type of guns except during the SKS craze in the 80's when you could sell them for $70 and make a profit. Of course when i was younger i got into the "assault rifle" craze and had a AR, AK, 30 carbine, several SKS's. Eventually i sold them all(wish i kept a couple as they are expensive guns now) and had no interest in them for a long time. About 6 years ago when NY passed the safe act and tried to ban them i decided i wanted one again. people generally want their freedom more when it's being removed. Anyway i built a few but they are compliant to NY laws so they either aren't semi auto or have those funky stocks, no threaded barrel etc. I also bought a saiga NY compliant AK which luckily was before the import ban on those. Over the years i gave grown to like and enjoy every type of firearm. I own stuff from smooth bore flintlocks to AR's and every type of gun in between. Everyone should care when they want to ban a certain type of gun because it's only a start to the next type of gun and then the next. If they get this you can bet semi auto handguns will be the next agenda and then pump shotguns. Many of the mass shootings that have happened could have easily been done with guns other than the EBR's(that's great popeye!). Adam lanza, columbine etc could have been done with handguns pump shotguns and even lever action guns. Those guns can be loading while still loaded and firing. The VA tech shooter used handguns and it was one of the biggest shooting we had. The vegas shooter could have used any rifle if he aimed his shoots instead of just spraying and praying. You may not care for AR's or other type rifles but i guarantee you will care when they come for your remington 7400, mossberg pump and 1911 pistol etc.