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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When authorities served a search warrant at his home, agents found an AK-47, a shotgun and 10 firearms in a safe.
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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
Austin police established the joint Counter Assault Strike Teams, known as CAST units, after a 2010 incident in which a 19-year-old gunman on the University of Texas campus fired several rounds from an AK-47 before turning the weapon on himself.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
One item, an AK-47 Counter-Strike skin, recently sold for more than $1 million.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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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
Austin police established the joint Counter Assault Strike Teams, known as CAST units, after a 2010 incident in which a 19-year-old gunman on the University of Texas campus fired several rounds from an AK-47 before turning the weapon on himself.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
One item, an AK-47 Counter-Strike skin, recently sold for more than $1 million.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AK-47. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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