AK-47: The World's Favourite Killing Machine

Author:
Control Arms Campaign
Publisher:
Amnesty International
Publication Date:
1 January 2004
Tags:
Conflict, Peace and Security, Arms and Military Affairs, Human Rights, Corruption, Legal and Judicial Affairs

The Kalashnikov assault rifle will remain the most widely-used weapon in conflict zones for at least the next 20 years because it is so poorly regulated, according to a new report by the Control Arms campaign released at the start of the UN world conference on small arms and light weapons in New York.

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