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    Most Outrageous Online Gifts For Un...  Dec 3, 2008
    The Bullet Ice Cube Tray creates ice cubes shaped like from AK-47 bullets and, when closed, resembles the magazine from an AK-47 assault rifle. The three-dimensional shape of the bullet ice cubes impresses party guests, particularly those who are fans of James Bond movies. (Suite101.com)

    Four hurt in shootout  Dec 3, 2008
    Updated: 6:20 p.m. December 02, 2008. Four people injured in Atlanta shootout. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    India army, gunmen battle on  Nov 29, 2008
    One video still shown again and again on television depicted the almost giddy face of a young gunman walking down the street with an AK-47 assault rifle. In Washington, State Department spokesman Robert McInturff said three Americans were among those injured in the Mumbai attacks, the Associated Press reported. (Albany Times Union)

    WashPost: Dozens taken hostage in Mumbai  Nov 27, 2008
    An image of a gunman broadcast on television showed a young man with curly hair, a blue rucksack slung over his shoulder, wielding an AK-47 assault rifle, and wearing a black half-sleeved T-shirt and jeans. Another security camera image captured at the train station showed two young men wearing jackets and backpacks, each carrying a weapon. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Rise in crime, kidnapping, top Afghans' worries  Nov 25, 2008
    He also owns an AK-47 assault rifle. Mr. Lal's son has already been kidnapped once returned after 13 days for a $20,000 ransom. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Texas Health Workers Killed In Mexico  Nov 25, 2008
    They were driving in a funeral procession for Sagredos sister, who was killed earlier in the week, when someone opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle. At least 20 shots were fired at the 2004 Kia Amanti in which the two were riding. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Charges upgraded against two men in weekend shooting  Nov 14, 2008
    Wallace said many of the shots were fired from the inside of a black SUV, reportedly with shotguns and an AK-47 assault rifle. The suspects fled in the vehicle to a nearby residence, and then one of them abandoned the getaway vehicle in some woods nearby. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)

    Ex-S.F. firefighter's workers' comp problem  Nov 13, 2008
    Less than four months after taking office, Harris made headlines when she refused to consider the death penalty for David Hill, the man eventually convicted of gunning down police Officer Isaac Espinoza with an AK-47 assault rifle. Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Police seek suspects after deadly shootout  Nov 7, 2008
    AUSTIN - Police in Austin, Texas, were looking for two suspects after an early morning shootout in which officers killed a man who they said was firing an AK-47 assault rifle at them. Police said the shootout happened before dawn after a short pursuit of the vehicle suspected in an earlier shooting that injured two men. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Early-Morning Shootout Leaves One Man Dead  Nov 7, 2008
    (November 6, 2008)Austin police are looking for two men after an early morning shootout in which officers killed a man who was firing an AK-47 assault rifle at them. Police say the shootout happened before dawn Thursday after a short pursuit of a vehicle suspected in an earlier shooting that injured two men. (KWTX.com, TX)

    5 more die in Tijuana drug war, including cop  Nov 5, 2008
    Salvador Ortiz, head of the Baja California attorney general's office in Tijuana said investigators found 18 bullet casings from an AK-47 assault rifle at the scene. Ortiz did not release names of the victims, who were found inside a 2005 Hundai on Calle Ocampo. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Fight leads to Sunday shoot-out  Nov 4, 2008
    An AK-47 Assault rifle was brandished during scuffle ... Published: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 6:15 AM EST The Lake City Police Department has launched an investigation into a Sunday morning shoot-out where three men with guns allegedly fired shots at a male downtown homeowner who was armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, police reports say ... It started out that it was just an argument or possible fight, Moody said, noting that when the officers get there they learned one of the subjects pulled... (Lake City Reporter, FL)

    Bottom line: Halloween killing  Nov 4, 2008
    And what in the world is an ex-convict doing with an AK-47 assault rifle. So often, shooting victims did something to put themselves in harm's way. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Gun sales surge as uncertainties stoke fears  Nov 3, 2008
    So Rice has stocked up on weapons such as the AK-47 assault rifle and the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle - two firearms he believes would be subject to new regulations. If that happens, he said, "the prices will go up, and I'll quadruple my cash.". (The Palm Beach Post)

    The Tribal Question: Why Akufo-Addo Must Handily Win the Ewe Vote!  Oct 19, 2008
    Or does Mr. Amenyo suppose that Ghanaians of Akan descent are incapable of firing an AK-47 assault rifle. And, of course, it could only have come by way of a Freudian slip when the writer says of the ruling NPP, What kind of national party is that. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Apartments evacuated as police hunt robbery suspect  Oct 3, 2008
    The suspect and two other men arrested nearby are believed responsible for a string of armed heists over the past several weeks in which the crew used at least one AK-47 assault rifle ... Charges are pending for the two men in custody who along with the third suspect were wanted for a string of armed robberies of businesses using at least one AK-47 assault rifle. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    50-Year Jail Term For 'Kumasi Ataa Ayi  Sep 25, 2008
    30 p.m., the convict, with an AK 47 assault rifle, attacked them in front of the companys premises and shot the right thigh of the driver and robbed them of cash totalling GH40,504 ... The police later retrieved three guns, comprising two AK 47 assault rifles and a pump action gun, which he had hidden at various areas in the bush on the Barekese road, the Buoho area and at Brofoyedru. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Gangster discharged in 1992 JJ shoot-out case  Sep 23, 2008
    Singh was alleged to have been the first man to open fire in the shoot-out where nearly 500 bullets were fired and an AK-47 assault rifle used by gangsters in Mumbai for the first time. Singh, however, was discharged from the case by a special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on Monday after his lawyers successfully argued that there wasn't enough evidence in the case to even put him on trial, let alone secure a conviction. (Times of India)

    Police in New Delhi battle suspected Muslim militants  Sep 21, 2008
    The police said Friday that they seized a computer and an AK-47 assault rifle from the apartment. The New Delhi bombings, which killed at least 21 people, came on the heels of a series of terrorist attacks in recent months for which the Indian Mujahedeen, a previously unknown group, claimed responsibility. (International Herald Tribune)

    2 militants, cop killed in Delhi encounter  Sep 20, 2008
    Police recovered an AK-47 assault rifle along with two 0. 30 pistols and a computer from the L-18 residence where the militants were staying for the past two months. (Sify.com, India)

    Africa: Women Not Afraid of the Frontline  Sep 11, 2008
    Zimbabwe's vice president, Joice Mujuru, who went by the nom de guerre Teurai Ropa (spill blood) is hailed as a ferocious warrior who brought down a colonial military helicopter with an AK-47 assault rifle. And General Thandi Modise is just but one of the heroines of South Africa's Unkhonto we Sizwe (the Spear of the Nation), who were subjected to the same training as their male counterparts, and were involved in combat in line with the African National Congress (ANC's) policy of non-sexism. (allAfrica.com)

    Deputies arrest five on drug, firearm charges  Sep 11, 2008
    During the search, deputies retrieved an AK-47 assault rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia. Dawson was arrested for possession of a firearm by a felon. (Washington Journal, IA)

    Armed robbers attack District Director of Health Services  Aug 30, 2008
    He said one of the robbers pointed an AK 47 assault rifle at the medical doctor and demanded that he surrendered all money he had on him or he would be killed. When Dr Boateng told the robbers that he had no money on him, one of them got angry and hit him with the gun while the other members of the gang ransacked the room and made away with the items. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Jubilation and dismay in Georgia  Aug 28, 2008
    Aside from the ubiquitous AK-47 assault rifle, used by both sides, the separatists had concrete barriers, fox-holes, and - crucially - Russian-made armoured personnel carriers. But they were taking it easy. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Low-profile president stirs India  Aug 23, 2008
    As snaps of a smiling Patil brandishing an AK-47 assault rifle were splashed across newspapers they drew a sharp political reaction for not quite being "politically correct". The photos even led National Conference leader Omar Abdullah to comment on his blog: "Patil brandishing an AK-47 and smiling ... I know she's the commander in chief of the armed forces, but the photograph reminded me of a rather forgettable Sylvester Stallone movie - Stop or My Mom Will Shoot. I'd have been happier to see a... (Asia Times Online)

    'CSI effect' draws more women to forensics  Aug 18, 2008
    Forensic Scientist Supervisor, Ann Lee Davis, left, instructs, trainee Katie Carlson, right, and Jessica Bretz, center, on how to load an AK-47 assault rifle at the Virginia State Forensics lab in Richmond, Va. . (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Purrfect storm  Aug 16, 2008
    While Sanrio can control the message their authorised products project, it can't control consumers' right to take Hello Kitty's furry innocence and create something less saccharine, including a customised Hello Kitty AK-47 assault rifle. Bizarrely, no less troubling is Hello Kitty Baby Perfume produced by a licensee that will surround infants and toddlers in a haze of "raspberry, hazelnut, and violet". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    More women examine a career in forensic science  Aug 16, 2008
    Forensic Scientist Supervisor, Ann Lee Davis, left, instructs trainee Katie Carlson, right, and Jessica Bretz on how to load an AK-47 assault rifle at the Virginia State Forensics lab in Richmond. By Steve Helber, AP. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Armed robbers strike on Jasikan- Kadjebi road  Aug 14, 2008
    The robbers wielding AK 47 assault rifle, pump action guns, machetes and daggers attacked 10 vehicles including three "Burger" buses otherwise called 'Awudu Issaka" in an injury-free robbery operation, which lasted for about 80 minutes. They extorted monies running into thousands of cedis and mobile phones by thoroughly searching passengers and vehicles after ordering them to lie face down on the road. Mr Kofi Adei-Akyeampong, Hohoe Divisional Police Commander, who briefed the Ghana News Agency,... (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Ex-convict shoots policeman on guard  Aug 14, 2008
    It said L/Cpl Fuseini was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for stealing an AK 47 Assault Rifle in Accra. According to the source, he was dismissed from the Ghana Police Service and subsequently sentenced to 10 years jail term at the Nsawam Prisons. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Assault rifle situation in Elmwood Park ends (18)  Aug 14, 2008
    Mount Pleasant Police and Racine County Sheriff s deputies responded Tuesday to a situation in the 3800 block of Maryland Avenue in Elmwood Park, where a man was reported to be in his home with an AK-47 assault rifle. The call came in at about 5 p.m., when it was reported Arlyn Day, 68, was outside with the weapon. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Beijing Games nearing its 'historic moment'  Aug 8, 2008
    A video dated August 1 carried pictures of the Beijing Olympics logo in flames and a speaker holding an AK-47 assault rifle and wearing a face mask, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.- based firm that monitor statements from militants. 1. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)

    China's Games party set for "big bang" start  Aug 8, 2008
    A video dated August 1 carried pictures of the Beijing Olympics logo in flames and a speaker holding an AK-47 assault rifle and wearing a face mask, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.- based firm that monitor statements from militants. FLAG WAVING. (International Herald Tribune)

    Middle Village Resident Charged With Murder  Aug 8, 2008
    Suffolk detectives, in conjunction with officers from the 104th Precinct, searched Lynch s Middle Village apartment Thursday, which resulted in the seizure of several handguns, rifles, an AK-47 assault rifle, a bullet-proof vest and a large quantity of cocaine, heroin and marijuana. Police were led to Lynch after a third party, who apparently was involved in the drug deal, escaped from the suspect, according to published reports. (Queens Chronicle, NY)

    Trial dates set for four men in Nashville Highway shooting  Aug 7, 2008
    The police have said they have only found one firearm, an AK-47 assault rifle, in the Guerrero car found after the incident. Police have also said they believe the fight at the Armory and the shootings were gang-related. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    RICHT: 'IT'S EMBARRASSING'  Aug 5, 2008
    But that fact has NOTHING to do with the fact that your school and your coach allowed someone to rejoin the team after firing an AK-47 assault rifle in public ... But that fact has NOTHING to do with the fact that your school and your coach allowed someone to rejoin the team after firing an AK-47 assault rifle in public ... But that fact has NOTHING to do with the fact that your school and your coach allowed someone to rejoin the team after firing an AK-47 assault rifle in public. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    UF busy making its moves  Aug 5, 2008
    Wilson served one year of probation, performed 100 hours of community service and underwent 12 hours of anger-management treatment after his April 2007 arrest for firing an AK-47 assault rifle into the air after an incident at a Gainesville nightclub. Wilson released the following statement through the UF sports information department: "I'm sorry that I caused so much embarrassment for my family, the school and the football program. I'm thankful for the opportunity to be out here. It was very... (Florida Times-Union)

    Fremont Man Accused Of Attempted Killings Not Guilty By Insanity  Aug 1, 2008
    Feinland said that during Popal's preliminary hearing in December, he also gave a series of false confessions to police after his arrest, including that he had killed his family the night before, that he had an AK-47 assault rifle in his car, and that he had stabbed a man to death five years before in San Francisco, all of which were untrue. Popal returns to court in San Francisco Aug. 21 for the receipt of a report from the county mental health officials as to the appropriate treatment and... (NBC 11, CA)

    Guards repel bandits, who flee empty-handed  Jul 31, 2008
    A band of robbers opened fire on Warshowsky's van with AK-47 assault rifles ... Said Gayle: "The FBI said nothing can stop an AK-47 assault rifle.". (The Palm Beach Post)

    Quadruple-slaying suspect booted from court - again  Jul 30, 2008
    McCray is accused of using an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9mm automatic handgun to kill John Ellis, 51, John Whitehead, 37, Phillip Perrotta, 53, and Robin Selkirk, 45, in what authorities have said was a drug-related attack at a small Blanding Boulevard rental house. The bodies of Whitehead and Perrotta were found in the house. (Florida Times-Union)

    San Francisco's Sanctuary Dilemma  Jul 27, 2008
    San Francisco police say with an AK-47 assault rifle, killing Bologna and his two sons, Michael and Matthew, who were driving home from a family barbecue. Related Articles. (Time.com)

    Juveniles held in connectinon with theft investigations  Jul 26, 2008
    Police have recovered several firearms stolen from Aaron's Gun Shop in Cameron during the investigation, including an AK-47 assault rifle, two hand guns and an Airsoft pellet gun. The pair have also been implicated in several residential burglaries in Davila, where another Ak-47 was stolen, and a commercial burglary in Bell County. (Cameron Herald, TX)

    Dragnet Snares 19,000 Fugitives in 30 Days  Jul 17, 2008
    In a particularly violent incident in February, Johnson allegedly shot and killed a man with an AK-47 assault rifle as he exited a bar in Harrisburg, Pa. after an altercation inside the bar. (ABC News)

    Americans' personal guns account for vast majority of border seizures  Jul 7, 2008
    In April 2007 customs officers at Toronto's Pearson International Airport seized a fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle from a Canadian returning from Ukraine who claimed it was a non-working replica. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Murder Manual Found in Home of Fish Toxin Suspect  Jul 3, 2008
    One of the messages offered payment of $8,000 and an AK-47 assault rifle for the job. "This is intended as a simple termination, not a defilement of said mark," one message said, referring to the target. (Fox News)

    Khawaja, London transit bomber visited same training camp: witness  Jul 1, 2008
    Babar has testified that Khawaja spent three or four days at the same camp that year and learned to fire an AK-47 assault rifle, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and a light machinegun. "He was excited and he enjoyed it," Babar said. (CBC.ca)

    Garyville man held in fatal shooting  Jun 28, 2008
    A photographic lineup was used to identify Weber as the man spotted at the scene of the shooting carrying an AK-47 assault rifle in one hand and a 9 mm gun in the other. Maj. (Nola.com -- Sports)

    Militias Surrender to the Military  Jun 27, 2008
    The militia commander and his lieutenants also handed over two General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), one AK-47 assault rifle, a G3 rifle, 14 military boots, two tents, 110 rounds of ammunition, blankets and solar panels. According to the Police Spokesman, Mr Eric Kiraithe, the group surrendered after security agents pursued them deep into the Mt Elgon forest and raided the camp from which they took blankets, tents and food. (allAfrica.com)

    Huge raid targets indicted LA street gang members  Jun 26, 2008
    One man wielding an AK-47 assault rifle was killed. Police said they confronted Drew Street gang members after the gang-related killing of a man who had been walking with his 2-year-old granddaughter near an elementary school. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Canadian allegedly attended terrorist training camp  Jun 25, 2008
    Babar testified that Khawaja spent three or four days at the camp in the summer of 2003 and was "very excited" upon his return that he had learned to fire an AK-47 assault rifle, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and a light machine-gun. Babar, 33, is a one-time al-Qaida operative turned police informer. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    GI Killed In Ambush Outside Baghdad  Jun 24, 2008
    "The attacker got out of the car with an AK-47 assault rifle in his hand and he started to fire on the American soldiers until he was killed by return fire," said Hussein al-Dulaimi, who owns an agricultural machines spare parts store across the street. Al-Dulaimi, residents and a police official said the attacker had been a Sunni member of the municipal council until he was ousted by Shiites during sectarian violence following the February 2006 bombing of a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad. (CBS News)

    Stray bullets terrify Washington campers  Jun 21, 2008
    Had a revolver two handguns and an AK-47 assault rifle. Deputies were not able to find any bullet holes in the campsites and no one was injured. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)

    Man, 21, found guilty in killing of four friends  Jun 19, 2008
    Carnes and Turner fled with three firearms they stole: a loaded 9mm semiautomatic Glock firearm, which was used during the killings; a 12-gauge shotgun; and an AK-47 assault rifle. Both attempted to hide and sell the guns, prosecutors said. (Boston Globe)

    Gaza: A year under Hamas  Jun 18, 2008
    GAZA CITY, Gaza (CNN) -- "If you take pictures, I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" screamed a masked Fatah gunman, pointing his AK-47 assault rifle at my cameraman, Joe Duran. "Calm down! Calm down!" I shouted back at him, turning to Joe to tell him to put the camera down. (CNN -- International)

    Five killed in Vietnam suicide rampage  Jun 17, 2008
    A Vietnamese soldier has shot dead four people with an AK-47 assault rifle and wounded five others before killing himself inside a Hanoi military compound, media reports and residents says. "Because he was suspected of stealing a mobile phone, Nguyen Manh Hung, 23, working at a military unit in Thinh Hao 1 alley, killed four people and wounded five," said the VNExpress online newspaper, in a report backed by residents. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    After 15 years, hints of peace in Burundi  Jun 16, 2008
    "We are fighting the government army so we can join them," said one young rebel soldier named Clapton, who had an AK-47 assault rifle slung over his shoulder and a steak knife tucked into his belt. Clapton and his baby-faced, beret-wearing comrades are the beneficiaries of a new rebel feeding program, in which a German aid agency is providing beans, oil, rice and salt to rebel fighters who agree to participate in the peace process. (International Herald Tribune)

    Chávez urges Colombian rebels to end struggle  Jun 9, 2008
    Chvez's comments came a day after Colombian authorities announced the capture in eastern Colombia of two Venezuelans, including one man identified as a Venezuelan national guard officer, carrying 40,000 AK-47 assault rifle cartridges, which the Colombians said were for use by the guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.. Venezuela's government has been battling accusations from Colombian officials in recent weeks that it has attempted to provide arms and financing... (International Herald Tribune)

    Shooting suspects arraigned, assigned attorneys  Jun 5, 2008
    An AK-47 assault rifle was found in the Guerrero s car after it wrecked on Nashville Highway at Baker Road April 13, police said. Investigators believe another gun was used in the shooting but it has not been found. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Marine Faces Prison For Bringing AK-47 Back From Iraq  Jun 3, 2008
    SAN DIEGO -- A Marine sergeant accused of bringing home an AK-47 assault rifle as a war trophy from Iraq is headed to federal court to face charges he failed to properly register the weapon. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the trial of Sgt. Leonardo San Juan, who is charged with one felony count of possession of an unregistered firearm. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Texas Marine Accepts Plea Deal  Jun 3, 2008
    (June 2, 2008)--A Marine sergeant from El Paso accused of bringing an AK-47 assault rifle home from Iraq as a war trophy has accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of federal prison. Sgt. Leonardo San Juan agreed Monday to plead guilty to one felony count of possession of an unregistered firearm and to pay a $100 fine, said his attorney, Joseph Low. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Three KLNLF militants surrender  Jun 2, 2008
    The three, including self-styled 'corporal' Thomas Rongpi and Rupsing and Janaram Teron, deposited an AK-47 assault rifle and two pistols along with ammunition. Stating they were unhappy in the militant outfit, they told reporters that they were forcibly taken away from their villages by the KLNLF and compelled to undergo training under duress in handling of sophisticated weapons such as AK series rifles and hurling of grenades. (Hindustan Times)

    Teen to be tried as adult  Jun 2, 2008
    An AK-47 assault rifle was found inside the Guerreros car. Alsup said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

    Attack pilots recognized for valor  May 31, 2008
    Nation's counteroffensive force, III Corps trains, mobilizes, deploy and sustains ready forces. Most lethal, modern and deployable heavy division in the world. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Rachael Ray, Dunkin' Donuts and the Keffiyeh Kerfuffle  May 30, 2008
    Most recently, the company halted sales of a violence-promoting T-shirt last week depicting a young Palestinian boy in a keffiyeh carrying an AK-47 assault rifle, over the word Victimized. The T-shirt also featured the Palestinian flag, a map of the Palestinian territories and a small white dove. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    IA Soldiers seize caches in Sadr City  May 28, 2008
    At approximately 7 a.m., IA Soldiers discovered a cache consisting of one 155 mm artillery round, 10 rocket-propelled grenades, an AK-47 assault rifle and a Simonov automatic rifle. At approximately 7:30 a.m., IA Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, discovered a weapons cache consisting of 16 AK-47s, a flak vest, two Kevlar helmets, and a roll of wire. (KWTX.com, TX)

    210 arrested in E. Valley crime sweep  May 24, 2008
    Police also seized $10,000 in cash and about $100,000 worth of property, including two sawed-off shotguns, an AK-47 assault rifle and several semiautomatic handguns. The arrests included 86 in Mesa, 81 in Tempe, 16 in Chandler, 8 in Gilbert, 10 in Scottsdale, and nine by DPS. The drugs seized included methamphetamine, cocaine and 700 pounds of marijuana. (AZCentral)

    Grand jury indicts murder suspects  May 24, 2008
    The police have said they have only found one gun, an AK-47 assault rifle, in the Guerrero s vehicle ... Haywood said Eric Guerrero told him the AK-47 assault rifle was in the vehicle because of increased violence in the streets. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)

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    During that week, the group worked together to protect Beauregard citizens from a suspect who allegedly pulled an AK-47 assault rifle on a State Trooper and ran into the woods. While on the run, the suspect allegedly broke into homes in South Beauregard Parish, robbing homeowners of weapons. (DeRidder Beauregard Daily News, LA)

    Maliki in Mosul offers cash for gun deal  May 17, 2008
    Iraqi law allows each household to have one AK-47 assault rifle. Those who turned in arms would be paid a cash reward, Maliki said, without saying how much. (International Herald Tribune)

    Texas Man Accused Of Trying To Sell Deadly Cyanide  May 15, 2008
    He allegedly offered to sell it for $10,000, a thermal imager and a fully automatic Russian-made AK-47 assault rifle. FBI spokesman Mark White in Dallas says some cyanide was found at Detrixhe's home but he wouldn't say how much. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Man Gets More Than 6 Years For Posting Police Threat Video  May 15, 2008
    The AK-47 assault rifle and shotgun he brandished in the video were owned by 22-year-old Anthony Logan, who pleaded guilty to giving Villanueva the guns and got a sentence of just over a year. "We's out here, we fighting a cold war," Villanueva said on the video. (CBS News -- US)

    Australian military clears troops  May 13, 2008
    Investigators decided that one of the women who was killed was firing an AK-47 assault rifle, and was therefore deemed to be an enemy combatant. They also concluded that the baby who died was in one of the rooms from which the woman and two men were firing on Australian troops. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    Myanmar junta keeps rein on aid  May 12, 2008
    As the visitors were leaving, a woman in the village asked a soldier holding an AK-47 assault rifle why they had detained the foreigners. "These are orders," the soldier replied. (International Herald Tribune)

    Crisis eases in Lebanon  May 11, 2008
    Clutching an AK-47 assault rifle and wearing a green ammunition belt, he was part of a four-man detail guarding the entrance to the Mossaitbeh neighbourhood of West Beirut. Life, however, continued largely as normal in the predominantly Christian eastern half of the city. (Globe and Mail)

    U.S. Soldier Set to Tie Knot With Iraqi Translator  May 10, 2008
    One night, while Alaibi was talking on the phone from her bedroom, Caver heard shots from an AK-47 assault rifle. The shots sounded as if they were coming from her bedroom. (Fox News)

    LA gang member-turned-author 'Monster' sentenced to prison  May 8, 2008
    Scott previously served four years in state prison for armed robbery and possession of an AK-47 assault rifle, and had shorter terms for other crimes. Police contend that he retains gang ties despite a professed conversion to Islam and a renunciation of violence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Read the story and view the related search warrant.  May 7, 2008
    Thomas was shot with an AK-47 assault rifle, Sheriff Charles Jett said, while the others were shot with a. 38-caliber handgun. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Hiding in plain sight  Apr 23, 2008
    Earlier this month he was alarmed to discover a posting in which an Etobicoke boy of 12, a recent immigrant, was posing online with a sawed-off shotgun and AK-47 assault rifle. The boy also made mention of the jailed serial killer known as Son of Sam. (Globe and Mail)

    Judge denies bond for man accused in assault rifle murder  Apr 21, 2008
    CHICAGO - A Cook County judge has denied bond for a Chicago man accused of killing a man with an AK-47 assault rifle before firing the weapon at police. Judge Maura Slattery Boyle ordered 39-year-old Bennie Teague held without bond during a hearing Sunday. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)

    Man says he watched as friend killed 4 rap artists  Apr 10, 2008
    In court papers, prosecutors said that the 9mm handgun belonged to Viera and that an AK-47 assault rifle and a 12-gauge Mossberg shotgun were in the basement studio, weapons that were "not intended for use, but for protection and for show and to impress others in the music world." The papers state that Carnes and Turner stole the firearms from the basement and hid them. Wall said Turner found a place in Roxbury to stash the AK-47 and the shotgun - which he eventually destroyed - and fabricated a... (Boston Globe)

    Felon charged with shooting at man later slain  Apr 4, 2008
    Inside the apartment, police seized an AK-47 assault rifle and many rounds of ammunition. Treadwell, who is currently incarcerated at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility, could face another 20 years in prison if convicted of the indictment handed up this week. (NJ.com -- Times)

    More of this story  Apr 3, 2008
    Among the firearms that were seized was an AK-47 assault rifle that had been reported stolen in California, as well as shotguns and handguns, some also listed as stolen, plus scales, plastic bags, surveillance equipment, ammunition for the weapons, and a vehicle, according to search records. Both Terry Johnson and Erin Johnson were taken to the Jefferson County Detention Center where they were held on probable cause of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    A military 'Walter Mitty' in Myanmar jungle  Apr 2, 2008
    He tells with great pride of how the insurgent group let him carry an AK-47 assault rifle with a sniper scope, which he contends shows that the KNLA considered him one of them. Such fraternity didn't always put his mind at ease. (Asia Times Online)

    4 who used fake gun in heist get prison time  Apr 2, 2008
    During the robbery, defendant Ismar Kabaklic, simulated an AK-47 assault rifle while Aslic blinded the armored car drivers with pepper spray. After the men loaded the money into a green van, they sped away, planning to ride an all-terrain-vehicle into the Scottsdale sewer system. (AZCentral -- News)

    WPB man pleads guilty to murdering four in '04  Mar 27, 2008
    They caught up with Turner and his friends near the Home Depot and fired a volley of shots from an AK-47 assault rifle and a Glock handgun. Turner, the man who angered Dixon, was wounded but survived. (The Palm Beach Post)

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