<P> The 10 - year ban was passed by the US Congress on September 13 , 1994 , following a close 52 -- 48 vote in the US Senate , and was signed into law by US President Bill Clinton on the same day . The ban applied only to weapons manufactured after the date of the ban 's enactment . It expired on September 13 , 2004 , in accordance with its sunset provision . </P>
<P> The 10 - year ban was passed by the US Congress on September 13 , 1994 , following a close 52 -- 48 vote in the US Senate , and was signed into law by US President Bill Clinton on the same day . The ban applied only to weapons manufactured after the date of the ban 's enactment . It expired on September 13 , 2004 , in accordance with its sunset provision . </P>
when did the ban on assault weapons expire
when did the ban on assault weapons expire
September 13 , 2004
September 13 , 2004