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>> the first that i ever purchased in terms of long guns was a shotgun and ended up getting an ar-15. in fact, that is what women -- thats the most popular home defense rifle for women in the united states of america. i dont want anyone to have their right to be able to defend themselves denied. there are adults at 20 years old. i want them to protect themselves. >> 20-year-old women need ar-15s, congressman. >> look, i would say i dont want anybody to have the right to defend themselves in the ...

Team. >> okay. and what caliber bullets does it shoot? >> the 556 rounds linked together, just like this. >> okay, so its automatic. >> yes, maam. can we see how badly i did on this one? can we pull that target in? >> yes. >> see, on this one, i wasnt aiming there. i was actually aiming right there. >> the s.a.w. machine gun is something i fired after somebody was kind enough to lift it up and put it into place for me and i hunched over it like a hobbit and squeezed the trigger. that is not the ...

Team. >> okay. and what caliber bullets does it shoot? >> the 556 rounds linked together, just like this. >> okay, so its automatic. >> yes, maam. can we see how badly i did on this one? can we pull that target in? >> yes. >> see, on this one, i wasnt aiming there. i was actually aiming right there. >> the s.a.w. machine gun is something i fired after somebody was kind enough to lift it up and put it into place for me and i hunched over it like a hobbit and squeezed the trigger. that is not the ...

There are a lot of different types of machine guns. this is one machine gun that gets used now in active duty in the u.s. military. its called a s.a.w., stands for squad automatic weapon. one thing to know about the squaw automatic weapon is that its really freaking heavy. the reason i know its heavy is because i have fired one. i know that seems very unlikely, but its true. i was terrible at it. >> what is this larger weapon? >> this is the m-249 s.a.w.. >> m-249. >> s.a.w. stands for squad aut...

The s.a.w. machine gun, the weight of that thing may be helpful context for understanding this. >> i carry the s.a.w. for about three days. and i was like, okay, i need somebody to take this for me. i and went to every single person just in the line, no order, and theyre like, no, im really tired, too, im broken, and as soon as i went to ranger greist, she wanted it from me. she basically took it away from me. so nine guys were like, im too broken, im too tired. she just as broken and tired took...

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Without the burn of alcohol. so you move to a healthier mouth from day one. there are a lot of different types of machine guns. this is one machine gun that gets used now in active duty in the u.s. military. its called a s.a.w., stands for squad automatic weapon. one thing to know about the squaw automatic weapon is that its really freaking heavy. the reason i know its heavy is because i have fired one. i know that seems very unlikely, but its true. i was terrible at it. >> what is this larger...

Team. >> okay. and what caliber bullets does it shoot? >> the 556 rounds linked together, just like this. >> okay, so its automatic. >> yes, maam. can we see how badly i did on this one? can we pull that target in? >> yes. >> see, on this one, i wasnt aiming there. i was actually aiming right there. >> the s.a.w. machine gun is something i fired after somebody was kind enough to lift it up and put it into place for me and i hunched over it like a hobbit and squeezed the trigger. that is not the ...

>> did i do okay? >> thank you. did i hit you with a cartridge? >> i already fired. >> its kicking up. [ gunfire ] what is this larger weapon were going to shoot? >> the m-249. >> m-249. it does the job very well. really heavy. a lot of support. it is fairly easy to shoot. >> this is something that infantry men are using right now? >> yes. its part of every fire team. >> what does it shoot? >> a .556 round. linked like this. >> so, automatic? >> yes, maam. >> can we see how badly i did on this o...

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