Glockdog,
Please know I'm not in anyway reflecting on what you said personally, but all this seems like a massive load of crap. Having to PROVE YOU DID NOT COMMIT A CRIME (be it jaywalking, murder, or assembling a preban featured AR-15 from a pre-sept 94 receiver) is flat out unconstitutional, even if the BATFE says otherwise. No, I do not want to hire lawyers to prove it, but it's still how our country was founded. I also feel certain the ACLU will never loan me it's lawyers either, because they only want us to have the "liberties" they subscribe to. Regardless, before a judge or jury decides otherwise, presumed innocent and innocent are the same thing!
I'm quite sure this has been hashed out a thousand times here in the past, but to my way of thinking, simply put: unless a new law is passed prior to the AWB expiring, once it does sunset, there will be no pre or post ban because that law has ceased to exist. Sept 1994 will mean nothing. I would bet if a new AWB is passed and it is retroactive, it will not be retroactive to 1994, but will ban all so called "assault weapons" regardless of manufacture date. You are delusional if you think your pre 1994 AR will be safe from possible future AWBs. When the ban sunsets (and assuming it is not immediately replaced), my 2004 full featured AR will be in the same boat as your 1993 AR when it comes to future ridiculous legislation.
Scot
Edited to add - sorry I'm so worked up, I've read these posts for a while but never jumped in on one. When the ban expires, I plan to convert a couple ARs to full featured status (note I did not say preban!). I will do this legally and do not feel the need for proof as I know I will not have committed a crime. I trust the system, or at least the principals our country was founded on. Perhaps I am the delusional one!