Kalashnikov Inventor Troubled By Rifle's Proliferation Into "The Hands Of Bandits And Terrorists"...

Associated Press HENRY MEYER June 11, 2006 at 03:12 PM

Mikhail Kalashnikov says he designed the assault rifle that bears his name to fend off the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

But six decades later, he laments its transformation into the worldwide weapon of choice for terrorists and gangsters.

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