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AK-47 Spoof Highlights Arms Trade as Control Arms Launches Movie Ads
25 January 2006
BBC News
Cinema goers in the UK are to be shown a shocking spoof shopping channel ad offering AK-47 machine guns for sale.
Amnesty International says it aims to highlight the ease with which weapons can be bought and sold due to lax controls on the international market.
It is part of the charity's campaign to get one million people to sign its petition calling on the United Nations to introduce tougher regulations.
In the spoof ad presenters praise the gun's firepower and... (GunPolicy.org)