Importantly, discussions about firearms training cannot be separated from questions of responsibility and accountability. Training that lacks transparency, oversight, and clear legal boundaries risks enabling abuse. Where independent media, judicial review, and civil safeguards are absent, the line between “training” and preparation for repression becomes dangerously thin.
In this sense, training with an AK-47 is never just about a weapon. It is about power—how it is exercised, against whom, and with what consequences. Any serious examination of such training must therefore consider not only the physical act, but the broader human, legal, and ethical implications surrounding it.
