Mikhail Kalashnikov repented for creating the AK-47 rifle: ‘My spiritual pain is unbearable’

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/13/mikhail-kalashnikov-repented-for-creating-the-ak-47-rifle-my-spiritual-pain-is-unbearable/



Mikhail Kalashnikov repented for creating the AK-47 rifle: ‘My spiritual pain is unbearable’
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, January 13, 2014 14:28 EST

Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the legendary AK-47 assault rifle, turned to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in the months before his death to express remorse for those killed by his invention.

Kalashnikov, who died in December at the age of 94, in April wrote a lengthy emotional letter to Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, Izvestia, a pro-Kremlin daily, reported on Monday.

The Soviet-era legend and Russian national hero had visited an intensive care unit with heart problems only months earlier, and he was spending more and more time in hospital at the time he sent his letter to the Church.

“My spiritual pain is unbearable. I keep having the same unsolved question: if my rifle took away people’s lives, then can it be that I… am guilty for people’s deaths, even if they were enemies?” Kalashnikov asked.

[pipoman]

1. likely more people killed with his invention

Than any other firearm on the planet. It has allowed murderous regimes to arm ruthless armies, it has allowed true freedom fighters to wage war and defend against otherwise insurmountable oppressors. ..the proliferation of his invention is vast. ..

[unhappycamper]

2. For killing people, the AK-47 is a marvelous weapon.

You can drop it in a stream for a few days, come back, rinse it off and you're good to go. It's not very accurate, but it puts out a shitload of 7.62mm rounds and rarely jams.