Mother-In-Law Gifts Pakistani Groom AK-47 Rifle As Wedding Gift, Video Sparks Debate Online

Anyone who has had a wedding function at home and has been involved in the process knows that there is an unwritten yet prescribed list of acceptable wedding gifts – money being the best gift of them all. But besides that, every newlywed couple is gifted 2-3 mixer-grinders, a dozen odd bedsheets, dinner sets, and show-pieces which are meant to get rotated.

However, in one part of the world, people find it acceptable and normal to gift, wait for it, AK-47 rifles as wedding gifts! According to News18, a groom in Islamabad, Pakistan, got gifted an AK-47 rifle by a woman while others cheered on. A video of the incident has gone viral online.

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According to local reports, the woman is none other than the groom’s mother-in-law. Have a look at the video here:

While many cracked funny jokes on watching the video, there were also some who slammed the country’s gun laws. A few others also highlighted how this happens across various cultures.

Don’t you think it is thoroughly irresponsible to hand over a rifle to a civilian? Easy access to arms is what causes gun violence in the first place.

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