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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](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kalashniikov.jpg)
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