http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/ Dispatches from the Field from Paul Salopek Tue, 21 May 2013 12:10:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2-alpha http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-1165 aubury Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:29:49 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-1165 what would happen if someone got really mad?????o_0

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-1158 Eliza Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:23:53 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-1158 what if one gets mad

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-940 EPHRAIM OBIERO Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:04:50 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-940 The AK47 is the common weapon used by cattle rustlers in nomadic parts of eastern Africa

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-567 Brooklyn Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:31:38 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-567 This journey sounds amazing i found out what the weapons are for. Your shoes arent bad but interesting way to make them. My teachers son helped with the website. so i guess in a way this makes me close to it. good luck on your journey if you stop in michigan i would love to meet you. so think about coming to allegan stop at l.e. white middle school i would love to meet you

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-532 Paul Salopek Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:33:10 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-532 The Resistol 10X—bought in the Chihuahuita neighborhood of El Paso, Texas, a couple of years ago—has been Africanized by wind, sun, sand, and an accidental trampling by camels. But it’s still doing its job.

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-481 Anna Alsobrook Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:21:04 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-481 What a sad and interesting realization. If I know anything about African culture, I suspect many of these AKs are resourcefully maintained with pieces of gum, chain-link necklaces, random pieces of melted shoes.

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-457 ana Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:46:08 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-457 I giggled when I saw this hat you’re wearing. So extremely out-of-continent and ‘out-of-time’ too

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-455 Martay Keates Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:20:28 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-455 Great words again Paul,have a safe trip.
Hope you keep “om forging”.

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-450 Marilyn Wiedemann Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:06:18 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-450 Correction–just noticed typo in my post. “Comforting” should be the word instead of the gibberish iPad provided. (It’s difficult to go back in this comment box once one writes.)

]]> http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/15/the-gun-africa-and-the-ak/#comment-449 Marilyn Wiedemann Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:02:18 +0000 http://outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.com/?p=799#comment-449 Isn’t it nicely ironic, and even om forging, that the artist turns this faceless instrument into an actual face, a mask? Reminding us that there are always people behind the gun, and often in front of it as well.

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