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Weapon Of Mass Destruction (The AK-47)
Washington Post ^
| 11/26/2006
| Larry Kahaner
Posted on 11/26/2006 2:55:42 PM PST by HoldFast
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posted on
11/26/2006 2:55:46 PM PST
by
HoldFast
To: HoldFast
That article caused me to wet myself. I am now so frightened.
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posted on
11/26/2006 2:58:13 PM PST
by
Modok
To: HoldFast
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:01:45 PM PST
by
RayStacy
To: HoldFast
defining in our consciousness the contours of a deadly weapon. Actually, my first thought is the gunman is obviously poor and clueless about rifles.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:04:53 PM PST
by
AdamSelene235
(Truth has become so rare and precious she is always attended to by a bodyguard of lies.)
To: HoldFast
the AK is responsible for about a quarter-million deaths every year. I hate it when the AK, or any other weapon, just goes around firing itself and killing people.
Also, I guess it's time for me to open my usual can of worms by saying the AK is a blatant ripoff of the German MP-44. Someone always disagrees, however.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:05:42 PM PST
by
edpc
(Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
To: HoldFast
...change the way wars were fought and won.What??? Larry needs to study history a little bit before making such a stupid statement.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:07:07 PM PST
by
Ken522
To: edpc
If the Iraqis are allowed one AK-47 per family, why not us in the US also?
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:07:22 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: HoldFast
It has become a cultural icon, its signature form -- that banana-shaped magazine -- defining in our consciousness the contours of a deadly weapon. Thanks, but I'll take a BUF for my iconic weapon... even has a bathroom, of sorts.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:09:54 PM PST
by
Grut
To: HoldFast
Needs gun porn ...
Courtesy of AK47.net
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:10:13 PM PST
by
GoldCountryRedneck
("Idiocy - Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers" - despair.com)
To: Paladin2
If the Iraqis are allowed one AK-47 per family, why not us in the US also? You want Iraqis in the US to have AK-47s?
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:10:49 PM PST
by
OSHA
(I am become OSHA, destroyer of beers.)
To: GoldCountryRedneck
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:11:27 PM PST
by
Modok
To: HoldFast
Kalashnikov is reported to have copied the Wehrmacht's original, selective-fire, riflethe StG 44. (The REAL assault-weapon).
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:11:54 PM PST
by
Eclectica
(Ask your MD about Evolution. Please!)
To: AdamSelene235
The guy has pretty low standards for marksmanship if he likes the AK.Give me a HK91,FN-FAL,M1A or any number of good accurate rifles-leave that other piece of junk on the rack.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:12:01 PM PST
by
Farmer Dean
(Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
To: AdamSelene235
Bang for the Buck, is it an excellent weapon.
I would however take a Russian AK-47 instead of an M-16 in a desert or jungle environment due to its loser tolerances and ability to take a beating and of course a round with more stopping power than the 5.56.
There are however a glut of crappy low tolerance AK clones out there though.
I wouldn't mind picking up one of the AK104s
To: HoldFast
Ahh,another Christmas present for myself -as soon as I get the money.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:13:44 PM PST
by
Brett66
(Where government advances ? and it advances relentlessly ? freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: Zechariah_8_13
To: HoldFast
the first shot in the battle to reban so called "assault rifles" has just been fired by a latte' drinking Wapo writer.
The Ak 47 is no more deadly than the person who is using it, and there desire to use it.
Put on your helmets folks, here it comes...again.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:27:04 PM PST
by
padre35
(We are surrounded, that simplifies our problem Chesty Puller)
To: All
A very effective weapon, but given my nearsightedness I'll just stick with my Remington 1100 for a long gun. At a range I can clearly identify my target there isn't much in East Texas it won't knock down.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:27:14 PM PST
by
KarinG1
(Opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not necessarily represent those of sane people.)
To: HoldFast
It is the firearm of choice for at least 50 legitimate standing armies and countless fighting forces from Africa and the Middle East to Central America and Los Angeles.Too funny, I think.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:30:21 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
"But it was heavy, clunky and held only eight rounds in its magazine, and was not an automatic weapon".
Oh, well. It was in the Washington Post after all.
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posted on
11/26/2006 3:30:56 PM PST
by
Neo-Luddite
("Don't believe your own bulls*hit, that's the first sign you're in trouble".)
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