On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:12:27 -0500, Pete Dimsman
wrote:



playon wrote:
Actually it's a non-issue, the whole assault rifle ban was a big, fake
bandaid from the start. The only difference between what they are
calling an "assault weapon" and the automatic weapons that are now
legal, is a silencer and (I think) a night scope... otherwise, it's
the same gun.


Al, read this article:

http://tinyurl.com/3hwvy

This part supports my point:

Even groups that back renewing the law acknowledge the gun industry
found loopholes and that dangerous weapons do remain on U.S. streets.
But they argue that without the ban, the problem will grow worse.

It may grow worse, but the point is, it has never been very difficult
for anyone to buy weapons of this type in America if they are
determined to have them.