It looks like a lot of Columbus (OH) citizens became criminals last week, reports BuckeyeFirearms.org. Only a handful of people have registered their evil black guns by the city imposed deadline. The Columbus Dispatch reports:

Gun owners could register guns that the law defines as assault weapons through Wednesday. The ban took effect yesterday.

"As of today, buying or selling an assault weapon in the city is illegal," Ralph Jones, a city licensing officer who handled the registrations, said yesterday. It�s also illegal to own the guns unless they are registered.

Only those who registered, members of the military or police officers may own guns that the city defines as assault weapons, Assistant City Attorney Joshua Cox said yesterday.

Though 115 people registered, some registered more than one weapon. One person registered 45 weapons, Jones said. City officials said it�s hard to say if 115 was more or less than they expected, because no one has estimated how many assault weapons the city�s 730,000 residents own.

The weapons most commonly registered were militarystyle rifles such as the M-16, AR-15 and Chinese-made SKS, Jones said. There were several shotguns and only a few pistols.

The city loosened the definition of 'assault weapon' to include many more guns than were banned by the 1994 Clinton Gun Ban. Today's definition of the marketing term has been expanded to include any rifle with a detachable magazine and ONE other evil cosmetic feature like a pistol grip, bayonet lugs, flash hider, or folding stock.