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In this Oct. 29, 1997 file photo Mikhail Kalashnikov shows a model of his world-famous AK-47 assault rifle at home in the Ural Mountain city of Izhevsk, east of Moscow, Russia. AP

How the AK-47 and AR-15 Evolved Into Rifles of Choice for Mass Killers

by C.J. Chivers | Aug 6, 2016 | World

Washington-Time and again it’s the same. A lone gunman or a small group of killers with rifles commits spectacular crimes that seize the attention of the world. The list reaches back decades: the killing of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972; the school...

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How the AK-47 and AR-15 Evolved Into Rifles of Choice for Mass Killers

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