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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Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Foster was carrying an AK-47 when Perry shot and killed him.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
When authorities served a search warrant at his home, agents found an AK-47, a shotgun and 10 firearms in a safe.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The underlying gun case stemmed from an incident in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Jan. 8, 2023, when prosecutors say Raybon brandished what witnesses believed was an AK-47, prompting people to call 911.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Foster was carrying an AK-47 when Perry shot and killed him.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
When authorities served a search warrant at his home, agents found an AK-47, a shotgun and 10 firearms in a safe.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The underlying gun case stemmed from an incident in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Jan. 8, 2023, when prosecutors say Raybon brandished what witnesses believed was an AK-47, prompting people to call 911.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AK-47. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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