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i'm not very inclined to get into a gun control debate, or why us americans are so horribly, incorrigibly evil because we enjoy owning firearms (for defense, hunting and sport).
anyways, most of those weapons are available in two different forms.
you can still buy ak's and ar's. either you buy a pre-ban (which are generally quite expensive), which has been "grandfathered". you do have to be somewhat careful with those though, because the burden of proof is generally on you, not law enforcement to prove that it's a pre-ban.
or, you can buy a newer (domestic) model that isn't covered in the definition of an assault rifle.
off the top of my head, the def of an assault rifle is one that is semiautomatic, with a detachable magazine (or i believe also a box mag with more than 10 round capacity). it also has to have 2 of the following: a collapsable stock, flash suppressor (different yet very similar to a muzzle brake), bayonet lug, or grenade launcher.
and before everyone goes psycho over grenade launchers, they're not exactly as easy to use as to go down to the local gun store and buy a bunch of grenade rounds for.
the US grenade launchers are only legal as flare launchers, 37mm, which is different from the military 40mm grenade round.
older style military rifles used a totally different type of grenade launcher, which isn't readily fired (it's very different than say an m203, they use the old muzzle-mounted style). hard to explain, but look at a yugo m59/66, you'll see what i'm talking about. doesn't look much like a grenade launcher. although i hear you can launch golf balls off it pretty damn well...
also, you can't have a rifle (or technically termed a carbine) with a barrel shorter than 16".
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