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Originally Posted by wbain5280
Consider the source, NPR. The AK47 is the leading instrument of death on this planet because many countries armies use them because they are inexpensive.
Lets not forget the 20 - 30 million killed by Mao, the 30 million killed by Stallin, the 10 million killed by Hitler, Cambodians, Rwandans and many others killed by dictators adding up to about 100 million in the 20th Century alone.
DC can keep it's gun laws. I live in Virginia.
Maryland has some pretty strict gun laws too.
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I consider the source to be sound. They mentioned what you said and more. The speaker pointed out that the CIA has distributed many of them, in Afghanistan (during the Soviet invasion) and in El Salvador. He said they used them in lieu of the M-16 because they're more reliable and cheaper. He said the Pentagon will never go that route because the gun is associated with our lowlife enemies. Plus, the AK is more of a scattershot, close range weapon whereas our guns are better for longer range, sniping type kills.
Relax, I'm aware that there are far better weapons for serious snipers than the m-16. I'd heard a lot of what was in this piece before but it was interesting nonetheless.