USA. Arizona state. Phoenix. A man wearing miltary pants and backpack carries a SKS in his hand and stands on a parking-lot. The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62×39mm round. The SKS was widely exported and is currently popular on the civilian surplus market as a hunting and marksmanship semi-automatic rifle. The man just bought the firearm for US$ 500.- at Crossroads of the West Gun Show. A firearm is a portable gun, being a barreled weapon that launches one... more »