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		andai on July 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fake Dog for Home Security When I Google "somali pirates", almost every photo has automatic weapons in it. What do pirates typically use?

nradov on July 27, 2022 [–]

In that region, mostly AK-47s and RPG-7s, plus whatever other random weapons they managed to scrounge. Same as every irregular paramilitary force throughout the Middle East and Africa.

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