WEAPONS BAN

WEAPONS BAN

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The federal assault weapons ban, which was in effect from 1994 to 2004, prohibited the commercial sale of certain weapons by name and others with assault features:

BY NAME

Nineteen specific guns were banned by name, including copies of them. Included were AK-47, Uzi, Beretta Ar70 and Colt AR-15.

RIFLES

Those with a folding/telescoping stock, protruding pistol grip, bayonet mount, threaded muzzle or flash suppressor, or grenade launcher.

Pistols

Those with a magazine outside grip, threaded muzzle, barrel shroud, unloaded weight of 50 ounces or more, or semiautomatic version of a fully automatic weapon.

Shotguns

Those with a folding/telescoping stock, protruding pistol grip, detachable magazine capacity, or fixed magazine capacity greater than five rounds.

Source: bradycampaign.org