Gang members get their weapons from many sources, mosty from theft and smuggling. Crime has NOT been impacted by this ban, as the weapons banned were never used in any large percentage of crime to begin with. Less than 1% of weapons used in crime were of the types banned by this flawed legislation, and this percentage did not go down in any appreciable manner during the ban period. The concept of altering the behavior of the law abiding populace to affect criminal behavior has got to end. It is nonsensical to think that restricting the activities of law abiding citizens will have any effect on criminals, as by definition they already ignore the law.