The Ak-47 Is Not A Device Of

Terrorists Also Want To Use Simple And Reliable Arms.

My Aim Was To Create Armaments To Protect The Borders Of My Motherland. It Is Not My Fault That The Kalashnikov Became Very Well-known In The World; That It Was Used In Many Troubled Places. I Think The Policies Of These Countries Are To Blame, Not The Designers. Man Is Born To Protect His Family, His Children, His Wife. But I Want You To Know That Apart From Armaments, I Have Written Three Books In Which I Try To Educate Our Youth To Show Respect For Their Families, For Old People, For History.

I Wanted To Invent An Engine That Could Run For Ever. I Could Have Developed A New Train, Had I Stayed In The Railway. It Would Have Looked Like The Ak-47 Though.

You See, With [designing]weapons, It Is Like A Woman Who Bears Children. For Months She Carries Her Baby And Thinks About It. A Designer Does Much The Same Thing With A Prototype. I Felt Like A Mother - Always Proud. It Is A Special Feeling, As If You Were Awarded With A Special Award. I Shot With It A Lot. I Still Do Now. That Is Why I Am Hard Of Hearing.

I Had To Gain Experience As I Did Not Have A Technical Education.