AK-47

Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke talks to NPR Host Michel Martin and voters Ruben Sandoval and Connie Martinez.

VIDEO: Beto O'Rourke Wants To Ban, Confiscate Some Guns. Texas Voters Want Details

12:50pm October 09, 2019

O'Rourke wants to ban and buy back assault-style weapons. Two undecided voters who like the idea asked him how it would work as part of NPR's Off Script series, where voters question candidates.

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Putin Presents Egyptian Leader With An AK-47

2:47pm February 10, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, one day before a critical meeting in Minsk over the future of Ukraine.

A promotional image of a Kalashnikov rifle.

Kalashnikov's New Slogan? 'Weapons Of Peace'

1:40pm December 03, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Millions of Kalashnikov's AK-47 have found their way to battlefields across the globe. With the new branding, the company hopes to expand its business domestically and internationally.

Peter Thum visited a military base in Rwanda where destruction of small arms took place in 2009.

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Turning Weapons Into High-End Watches

10:58am November 13, 2014

by Hannah Bloch

A high-end jewelry company recycles the components of assault rifles into watches, rings and other luxe jewelry items. Each sale then funds the destruction of weapons in Africa.