AK-47 Rifle: History, Uses and Legal Restrictions in India

Terrorists killed 26 innocent Hindu civilians in Pahalgam in Kashmir. After this terrorist attack, a wave of anger has spread across the country. But according to the information that has come to light, in this attack, the terrorists used an AK-47 weapon to attack. AK-47 rifle is also used in the battlefield.

Even though it is illegal for any common man to possess an AK-47 in India, terrorists use it without hesitation. In India, only the army or the police are allowed to use the AK-47 rifle. No common man can use this rifle. If anyone is found with this rifle, a case of sedition is registered against that person. But why are these rifles used by the army or terrorists? Let's find out about this.

History of AK-47:

The full name of the AK-47 rifle is Automatic Kalashnikov-47. This rifle was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1947. The AK-47 rifle can fire 600 rounds in a fully automatic setting. This rifle fires 40 rounds per minute in semi-auto mode and 100 rounds per minute in burst mode.

How many rounds can it fire?

The range of the bullet fired from this is 350 meters, which hits the target at a speed of 715 meters per minute. There are three types of AK-47 magazines. They have 20-round, 30-round and 75-round drum magazines. This rifle can be loaded with 30 bullets at a time and it fires 6 bullets in a second. It is such a powerful gun that it can penetrate some walls and car doors and kill a person hiding behind them.

How many people have it?

It can work in any environment like water, sand or mud. This gun is made of only 8 parts and can be assembled in a minute. A grenade launcher can also be attached to a modern rifle. Today there are more than 10 crore AK-47s in the world, which means that every 70 people in the world owns this rifle.