{"id":19025,"date":"2013-12-24T02:09:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2013-12-24T02:09:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T00:09:15","slug":"ak-47-an-assault-rifle-for-everyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/24\/ak-47-an-assault-rifle-for-everyman\/","title":{"rendered":"AK-47: An Assault Rifle for Everyman"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/rawfile\/2009\/07\/ak-47\/\">AK-47: An Assault Rifle for Everyman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mikhail-Kalashnikov.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/24\/ak-47-an-assault-rifle-for-everyman\/mikhail-kalashnikov\/\" 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