How Gunmakers Tweak Rifles to Get Around Assault Weapon Bans | WSJ

California has tried three times to ban what lawmakers call assault weapons. Each time, gunmakers have made tiny tweaks to the offending rifles, and gun shops have continued selling guns that operate nearly identically to the banned models. WSJ explains how guns have evolved in the state, and why it can be difficult to make firearm restrictions effective.

Photo: Michael Kofsky/Andria Chamberlin for The Wall Street Journal

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[robertjohn]

This is possible because lawmakers don’t understand what they’re trying to ban.

[ACGBLR]

Wrong, the San Bernardino had someone else buy the rifles, this a straw man purchase which is illegal.

[happywombat]

I wanna give credit to all these weapon manufactures for always coming up with new and creative ways to keep their products in compliance with all these ridiculous gun laws that helps no one.

[jrchevy]

I'm pretty sure killing is already illegal. So if that law doesn't stop the killing, why would any other law stop the killing?

[meubj]

Alternative title, “How gun makers comply with Stupid laws that have no affect”

[thephotoviper]

Basically, their logic is if it looks scary, it must be banned....

[freddysmash]

“Pistol grip and flash suppressor makes a weapon more dangerous” 😂 you got to be kidding me.

[jyk]

Its not because gun owners are nefarious, its because lawmakers are passing laws that don't mean anything

[ironyinc]

California: these features are too dangerous.
Gun sellers: remove features
California: YOUR EXPLOITING A LOOPHOLE!

[average_psyop_enjoyer]

30 seconds in and already shows WSJ knows nothing about what they are talking about

[xeronicus]

"How lawmakers get around the 2nd amendment by tweaking their pens"

[hannesthurnherr]

Youre not "driving slower". youre "getting around the speed limit"

[cyber]

Alternative title: “how companies adapt their products to abide by the arbitrary laws of California”

[obiesunstreak]

Could it be, perhaps that CA needs to be forced to start obeying the constitution and the laws of the country?

[solidstream]

They are not “getting around” a ban they are complying with the law.

[JaguarSeraph]

"How people drive cars by getting around restrictions on driving by getting a drivers license"

[musicalDrebin]

"the bullets going just as fast"
the most irrelevant thing I've heard in a while. this is the guy the consulted on for the video

[rileyhaynes]

"Gun dealers say this counts as disassembly of the firearm action." That's because it is. I've never seen or heard of an AR-15 that is disassembled in a different way.

[tomw.]

It's not to "get around, " it's to comply with these goofball regulations.

[hongyangjiang]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein