I’ve been neglecting this holiday for the past few years, but: today is National Buy an AK Day.
Contrary to what some may believe, this holiday has nothing to do with any political events that take place on January 20th: rather, it is inspired by the classic Ice Cube song “It Was a Good Day” (“Today I didn’t even have to use my A.K./I got to say it was a good day“) and the hard work done by Donovan Strain who determined that the “good day” in the song was January 20, 1992.
If you have trouble finding an AK at your local gun shop, you might try Bud’s or Classic Firearms, though stocks at both are limited. If you already have an AK, I encourage you to pick up some 7.62×39 ammo, or whatever caliber your AK is chambered in. (Ammoseek.com is helpful if you can’t find your ammo locally.) You might also buy some normal capacity magazines, if you’re so inclined. (CDNN Sports seems to be well stocked.)
“Can I buy something that’s not an AK?” You certainly can: I’m not the boss of what you can and can’t purchase. But Ice Cube didn’t say “I didn’t even have to use my AR” or “I didn’t have to use my FN 5.7”, so this isn’t National Buy a Gun Day. (That’s April 15th.)