Mikhail Kalashnikov is the father of the world's most popular and widely used AK-47 rifle. However, he was deeply remorseful for the discovery of this dangerous weapon. Even before his death in 2013, he knew that he had discovered a lethal weapon that would kill millions of people.
Kalashnikov was born on November 10, 1919, in West Siberia. He was born in a very ordinary peasant family. But from his childhood he had a tendency towards new innovations. He left his mark as a teenager by joining the army. He was also recognized as a young inventor in the army for inventing the technology of firing from tanks. He was wounded in the war in 1941. Lying in a hospital bed, he designed an automatic rifle that would be durable in all situations and would be destructive as a firearm. He made AK-47 in about seven years of hard work. The Kalashnikov-designed firearm has been admired around the world for the past half-century. When he made the rifle, he never thought that this particular rifle would be the infamous terrorist of the whole world. Popular weapons of gang lords and dictators. There are currently more than 100 million Kalashnikov rifles scattered around the world. Kalashnikov was honored in the then Soviet Union for his discovery of this rifle. Kalashnikov became famous for inventing firearms, but he did not earn a single penny. However, later his name became famous as a brand. Kalashnikov became a famous brand of vodka, umbrellas and knives.
As proud as he was of his own invention, he also had some regrets. He once lamented that if he had not invented firearms, he would have invented a device that would be useful to farmers! He was saddened to see such dangerous weapons in the hands of terrorists as AK-47. "Every time I see a terrorist shooting with a weapon I make, I get hurt. Every year, two and a half million people are killed by Kalashnikov bullets," he said.In the days before his death, he used to send letters to the ancient churches of Russia with heart-wrenching grief. He asked, "Should he really be held responsible for all the deaths caused by this weapon?" He also asked, "Why did God or his own people create such greed, lust and jealousy in their minds?"
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