AK-47
noun
: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire
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Deputies searched Kennedy’s car and found a mini AK-47 loaded with a 60-round magazine and a loaded Glock pistol with an extended magazine, Linhardt added.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
With their AK-47s strapped to their vests and their faces covered, the fighters took selfies, shook hands and handed water to passers-by.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Brown said he was armed with an AK-47 and Carter was carrying a 12-gauge shotgun.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In the July attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Penn., the would-be assassin, armed with an AK-47, was killed by a member of Trump’s security detail.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
With their AK-47s strapped to their vests and their faces covered, the fighters took selfies, shook hands and handed water to passers-by.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Brown said he was armed with an AK-47 and Carter was carrying a 12-gauge shotgun.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In the July attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Penn., the would-be assassin, armed with an AK-47, was killed by a member of Trump’s security detail.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AK-47. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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