30 years ago, the Clinton AWB was signed and enacted into law. 20 years ago, it expired.

[Miami_JBT]

https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/...-the-clinton-assault-weapons-ban-was-enacted/



Man, I remember it like it was yesterday. The ups and down that happened in that ten-year period was absolutely insane and incredible at the same time. How the market and industry changed, but more importantly how the political landscape changed.



Update:

Part two is now out

20 Years Ago Today, The Clinton ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Was No More

The lesson for anti-gunners and federal level Democrats should be that nothing makes an American want something more than the government telling them they can’t have it.

www.shootingnewsweekly.com

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Yep.... I remember $75 dollar G17 mags and bought lots of stuff because of it. For fun I collect the mags.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Yep.... I remember $75 dollar G17 mags and bought lots of stuff because of it. For fun I collect the mags.View attachment 504296

Prior to the AWB, long-guns like AR-15s while in stores. Weren't flying off store shelves. I recall after the ban was enacted. The popularity of guns like AR-15s, AKs, etc... exploded and people purchased 'em by the pallet. When the government tells the people they can't do or own something. The people do exactly what they're told by government they can't do.

Also, the ban completely ushered in the concealed carry movement. When the ban was enacted, over half the country was No/May issue when it came to carry permits. Well, by the end of the ban, that changed. And even the market changed too. All the advances we have today in concealed carry firearms, that was spurred by the ban.

Manufacturers prior to the ban were making large, full-size duty pistols for Police and Military markets. Well, the ban changed that. Suddenly, a GLOCK 17 post-ban had a lot of empty space in its mag-well. So, GLOCK got rid of the empty space and created the GLOCK 26.

I remember the media towards the end of the ban was furious that there were concealable pistols chambered in 9x19mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.

And of course, the ban reshaped the entire political landscape and made gun rights a key issue.

 

[Gumby Hunter]

So in retrospect Clinton’s signing of the ban lit a fire under the black rifle and the rest is …. history
Paul Harvey would have said it better,good day!

 

[stage20]

I was 14 in 94 and really didn't know much about it back then but as I got older and wanted to own one they were way to expensive for my budget. I stuck with revolvers and shotguns. How times have changed.

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

Prior to the AWB, long-guns like AR-15s while in stores. Weren't flying off store shelves. I recall after the ban was enacted. The popularity of guns like AR-15s, AKs, etc... exploded and people purchased 'em by the pallet. When the government tells the people they can't do or own something. The people do exactly what they're told by government they can't do.

Also, the ban completely ushered in the concealed carry movement. When the ban was enacted, over half the country was No/May issue when it came to carry permits. Well, by the end of the ban, that changed. And even the market changed too. All the advances we have today in concealed carry firearms, that was spurred by the ban.

Manufacturers prior to the ban were making large, full-size duty pistols for Police and Military markets. Well, the ban changed that. Suddenly, a GLOCK 17 post-ban had a lot of empty space in its mag-well. So, GLOCK got rid of the empty space and created the GLOCK 26.

I remember the media towards the end of the ban was furious that there were concealable pistols chambered in 9x19mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.

And of course, the ban reshaped the entire political landscape and made gun rights a key issue.

Yep... AR15 rifles were hard sells as was FMJ ammo... you couldn't hardly give FMJ ammo away in the mid 80's.

Firearms and shooting has really exploded in the past twenty years.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Update:
Part two is now out

20 Years Ago Today, The Clinton ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Was No More

The lesson for anti-gunners and federal level Democrats should be that nothing makes an American want something more than the government telling them they can’t have it.

www.shootingnewsweekly.com

 

[850guns]

Yeah, my first firearms purchases were during the ban. I bought inexpensive .380 and 9mm single stack pistols to protect my family. Then in 2005, Ed's in Pace showed me a Sub-2000.
S2k, big stick glock mag, hard case, box of ammo, $400 OTD.

I've been hooked ever since.

 

[IronBeard]

So I've heard, the ban only changed the when and where of one's shooting. 'Course, back then, we didn't have the mass surveillance we demanded, cell phones, and the majority of the public living their lives to see something so they could say something, or post it on the Internet for "likes.". In a place far, far away both sides of the aisle knew when to STFU about certain things. Maybe it was just something I read somewhere. I'm just a well-meaning older guy that's probably just confusing things.

 

[Welldoya]

I remember the ban well.
Butler Creek 25 round Ruger 10/22 mags were selling for $60.
I never cared about owning an AR15 until the ban came around.
Thanks Bill!

 

[ABlaster]

I remember the AWB as well. At the time I was on a government shooting team and had access to anything I wanted at government prices.

Best I can remember what I needed generally coincided with what my circle of friends needed as well.

 

[BluesBrother]

I'm going to sound like a broken record again. Vote the people to represent you that best mirrors your beliefs in the 1A and 2A and you never need to worry about AWB again. The AWB was signed by clinton, right? Ya, I never would have voted for that pervert. he never received a popular vote majority.

 

[Southalabama]

Time for a history lesson.

The bill that ultimately became law was passed in the Senate with a vote of 95-4 in November 1993.

The effort to have the House of Representatives' iteration pass was pushed along by a bipartisan group of former presidents -- Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan -- who wrote a letter in May 1994 to House members urging them to pass the bill, according to The Los Angeles Times. Former President George H.W. Bush did not sign the letter, the paper noted.

It passed the House in August 1994, with a vote of 235-195, and the reconciled version passed the Senate four days later. It was signed into law by Clinton as part of a larger crime bill on Sept. 13, 1994.

 

[Miami_JBT]

I'm going to sound like a broken record again. Vote the people to represent you that best mirrors your beliefs in the 1A and 2A and you never need to worry about AWB again. The AWB was signed by clinton, right? Ya, I never would have voted for that pervert. he never received a popular vote majority.

Kinda hard to do when the two choices are a turd sandwich or a used douche. When Republicans campaign that they're pro-gun and then spit on the Second Amendment. That causes problems. Because for those Republicans, their idea of being pro-gun means they simply don't support an outright repeal of the Second Amendment, just parts of it. They're just less anti-gun than their Democrat rivals.

Look at some elections right now.

 

[ABlaster]

Kinda hard to do when the two choices are a turd sandwich or a used douche. When Republicans campaign that they're pro-gun and then spit on the Second Amendment. That causes problems. Because for those Republicans, their idea of being pro-gun means they simply don't support an outright repeal of the Second Amendment, just parts of it. They're just less anti-gun than their Democrat rivals.

Look at some elections right now.

True. I can’t see an R on the ticket and feel secure they will fight for gun rights without digging.

 

[Miami_JBT]

True. I can’t see an R on the ticket and feel secure they will fight for gun rights without digging.

I trust no one in office when it comes to them respecting, defending, and restoring our civil liberties. They all want power and achieve it by restricting others' civil rights. They just do it in different ways.