He said he was proud of his bronze bust installed in his native village of Kurya in the Siberian region of Altai. He said newlyweds bring flowers to the bust. "They whisper 'Uncle Misha, wish us happiness and healthy kids,'" he said. "What other gun designer can boast of that?"
Which is why we have these wonderful things called "accessories". A stock AR isn't anything to write home about either.
AK mechanical accuracy is on par with an AR assuming you buy a quality one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9aFATFbJ04
He created weapon for murderers to take away souls.
May his soul rest in highest heaven of Mother Russia.
he created weapons to help people keep murderers away from taking away their lands.
I wonder what it would feel like to be "credited' with designing the weapon responsible for more deaths than just about any other weapon including the atom bomb?
A weapon is an inanimate object. It can't be responsible for death.I wonder what it would feel like to be "credited' with designing the weapon responsible for more deaths than just about any other weapon including the atom bomb?
He created weapon for murderers to take away souls.
And one that continues to be used to take lives every day, and will continue on for decades after his death. Not to insult the man or the weapon, but thats a heavy burden to take to the grave.
And one that continues to be used to take lives every day, and will continue on for decades after his death. Not to insult the man or the weapon, but thats a heavy burden to take to the grave.
And one that continues to be used to take lives every day, and will continue on for decades after his death. Not to insult the man or the weapon, but thats a heavy burden to take to the grave.
I wonder what it would feel like to be "credited' with designing the weapon responsible for more deaths than just about any other weapon including the atom bomb?
As he repeatably stated, he didn't design the weapon for that purpose and slept fine at night. It wasn't his fault if people misused his weapon and he knew it. I expect he died rather peacefully in this regard, as any adult that isn't full of him/herself should. People are only human.
Besides, it's not like the people in question wouldn't be killing each other had he not invented the AK-47. The Soviet government were the ones that sponsored national liberation movements and licensed the AK to other countries, just like they did with the SKS before the AK-47.
Do you think Henry Ford went to the grave burdened by the thought of drunk drivers? In Somalia in the 1990s the Somali militias would seize food aid and keep it for themselves, leaving others to starve. You think the farmers were burdened about growing grain when they heard it was stolen by bad guys?