Assault Weapons Ban Stuff
Here’s a real good summary of the effects of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban:
But we do know with certainty that commercial behavior changed part of the gun market. Many manufacturers designed new firearms that stayed within the 10-round limit imposed by law. In the interest of giving a handgun buyer better stopping power within a small, concealable frame, new handguns were designed that incorporated larger-caliber, potentially more deadly bullets, such as the .45 ACP, .40 S&W or 10 mm. rounds. One author sarcastically referred to these new handguns as “Clinton compact pistols.” A 1996 article in Guns and Ammo magazine pictured a new, smaller Glock pistol with the screaming headline “Pocket Rockets!”
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