I still have hope that it will not be renewed. The ban is quite ridiculous. To those not in the know, their definitions are ridiculous. First and foremost, assult weapons are not the horrible vices the media and the leftists love to protray. In armed crime, assult weapons are used less than 1% of the time. The real problem are stolen, unregistered handguns criminals get off the streets. All the ban does is keep good firearms out of the hands of law abiding citizens. Here is an example of how ridiculous the ban is:

This gun, an AR-15 is classified as an assult weapon. To meet such a classification, it is only allowed one accessory. This one has a pistol grip, flash supressor, and a bayonet mount, therefore making it "evil"


Here is another AR-15, that is not considered an assult weapon. It only has the pistol grip, therefore is OK for American consumers.

The AR-15 is one of the most popular rifles to use in competitive shooting, and the ban just makes it harder to obtain one.

The liberal media loves to make it seem like without such a ban, the streets will flood with AKs and Uzis. Those 2 weapons are often the ones pictured, or shown by the politians. This is funny, because they were banned in 1989, with an importation law, which is still in effect.

Guns aren't the problem, irresponsible people are. Why should those that are responsible be punished?