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10 year sunset- '94-'04... From AXIOS- "It was passed with a 10-year "sunset provision" in place, meaning it would automatically expire in 2004 unless it was renewed with another vote. The ban called for a federal criminal code "to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon."Quoting my own post.
Ergo, to some extent, the Clinton Ban accelerated the proliferation of AR's. Two dynamics: (1) forbidden fruit concept, and (2) monkey-see, monkey do.
The 20 year sunset was a mistake, but at the time was likely a compromise to get it passed. The sunset caused the demand dam to burst, plus probably many people were afraid that another ban would be put in place to deny them further.