<P> The AK - 47 made an appearance in U.S. popular culture as a recurring focus in the Nicolas Cage film Lord of War (2005). Numerous monologues in the movie focus on the weapon, and its effects on global conflict and the gun running market . </P> <P> In 2006, the Colombian musician and peace activist César López devised the escopetarra, an AK converted into a guitar . One sold for US $17,000 in a fundraiser held to benefit the victims of anti-personnel mines, while another was exhibited at the United Nations' Conference on Disarmament . </P> <P> In Mexico, the AK - 47 is known as "Cuerno de Chivo" (literally "Goat's Horn") because of its curved magazine design . It is one of the weapons of choice of Mexican drug cartels . It is sometimes mentioned in Mexican folk music lyrics . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> A map of current and former AK users </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A U.S. Army M.P inspects a Chinese AK - 47 recovered in Vietnam, 1968 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> AK - 47's of the PAIGC - liberation movement, ready to be transported from Senegal to Guinea - Bissau, 1973 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> A Soviet Spetsnaz (special operations) group prepares for a mission in Afghanistan, 1988 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> During the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, several sources simultaneously armed both sides of the Afghan conflict, filling the country with AK - 47s and their derivatives . </P> </Li> </Ul>

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