Also, history buffs will note that the AK-47 is actually a soviet copy of
a german made weapon from WWII. The MP-43, which was used in Russia after 1942.
According to the *true* definition of an assault weapon, the weapon must be
capable of automatic firing. That means that the weapon should file multiple
rounds of ammuntion even thought the trigger was only pulled (an held in
position) once.
This weapon and others like it, are only capable of firing in semi-automatic
mode. That is, you must pull the trigger once for each time you want to
fire.