If you think he was an evil communist, you need to read up on his life. Would an "evil communist" be a lifetime member of the NRA and come to many of their conventions?
To the designer of the greatest homeland defense weapon of all times, rest in peace Comrade Kalashnikov.
Pukhom, Misha.
Now perhaps the truth about Hugo Schmeisser's invovlement with the AK-47 will come to light.
In before Kirk informs everyone that Kalashnikov stole the design.
He didn't steal it or anything. Hugo Schmeisser designed it and the Party gave the credit to Misha instead of the fascist viper that did the work in Factory 74 and in Suhl.
What the heck do you want the President say? The guy that designed the gun that killed and continues to kill US troops passed away let's all have a moment of silence?Politics aside, he was a firearms pioneer and in the same category as Sam Colt, Smith and Wesson, Browning, and Gene Stoner. But I sure don't expect any words of remembrance from President Obama on this one.
The hypocrisy is incredibly thick in this thread.
Mike Kalashnikov was a devout communist who admired Lenin and Stalin.