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The AK-47, one of Russia’s most popular exports, turned 60 this year. Michael Hodges, author of AK47: The Story of the People’s Gun, says that the weapon Mikhail Kalashnikov invented to defend his motherland has become a symbol of Third World revolutionary struggle and Islamic jihad.
Ah, if only Huckabee had been videotaped shooting lame ducks with an AK47!
Rock’s love affair with these weapons does have a sinister side. It, as well as hip hop and rap, has inspired some of the deranged killers we see all too prominently covered in recent years, I would guess.
Bring back the assault weapon ban.
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