The federal Assault Weapons ban started in 1994 and ran for 10 years.
Assault Rifles have universal background checks complete with fingerprints, a multi-month waiting period, and a $200 transfer tax - and have since the 1930s. No new assault rifles have been available for civilian purchase in almost 40 years.
I'm not sure that's true, given the rise in gun violence starting when the last assault rifle ban ended in 1994.