But while someone can certainly make the case that an AK–47, or any other kind of gun or rifle is designed, nothing whose…

“But while someone can certainly make the case that an AK–47, or any other kind of gun or rifle is designed, nothing whose primary purpose is to take away life can be said to be designed well. And that attempting to separate an object from its function in order to appreciate it for purely aesthetic reasons, or to be impressed by its minimal elegance, is a coward’s way of justifying the death they’ve designed into the world, and the money with which they’re lining their pockets.”

–In Praise of the AK–47 — Dear Design Student — Medium (viaiamdanw)