"The failure to extend the ban on assault weapons basically has put mil-spec weaponry on the street. I doubt very much that many of the people carrying them meet the "member of a 'well-organized militia'" requirement of the Second Amendment. I expect that it is possible that somewhere in the US there is somebody who hunts with his AK, but that isn't what they are designed for, and a purpose-built hunting rifle will do a much better job of it."

Not true. The 1994 Ban only banned weapons with a detachable magazine and 2 or more of the following. Pistol grip, Bayonat Lug, Folding Stock, Flash Suppressor, Threaded Barrel to accept a flash suppressor, Granade laucher. The post Sept 13, 1994 weapons could have 1 of the banned features but not more then 1. So the exact same guns were sold all through the ban but the external looks were changed. The ban had nothing to do with function.