"Festival shooter Santino Legan legally purchased his rifle in Nevada. Here's what else we know about the 19-year-old"
CNN by way of Houston Style Magazine
Susan Scutti
July 29, 2019
http://stylemagazine.com/news/2019/jul/29/festival-shooter-santino-legan-legally-purchased-h/"Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee...said...The shooter had an assault-style rifle and appeared to shoot at random, Smithee said. The SKS, an 'AK-47 type' rifle, was purchased legally in Nevada on July 9, he said..."
So as quoted and paraphrased by CNN, the Police Chief said that the SKS is an "AK-47 type" rifle. The same CNN piece is posted on quite a few news sites.