For example, the "Colt AR-15" was rebranded the "Colt Sporter." Do you think mass shooters wouldn't buy a sporter because it had a different name? Or because it didn't have a bayonet lug and a flash suppressor? Or because it used a thumbhole instead of a pistol grip? Or because the stock was static instead of collapsible? The '94 law was pure cosmetics, making people feel like something was banned when in actually nothing really was. When push came to shove, the gunbanners realized that assault weapons operated just like "hunting rifles," so they resorted to making them look different. If shootings were down, it was pure coincidence.
Here is an image of some of the changes required to continue selling the AR-15, er, I mean the Sporter. Notice the missing bayonet lug and the missing flash suppressor. Yes sir, that ban did its job. No way you can kill a bunch of people with that second rifle.