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And is more powerful than the rifle the u.s. military issued to our troops in vietnam. we are not making it up. he said this at least twice. this style weapon deadlier than what we had our soldier carry around during vietnam. think your own guy had mosh powerful that was more deadly than the weapons we gave our troops in vietnam. actually, it is morley that will and deadly than f-16s we gave our soldiers and marines in vietnam. >> he sounds like idiot for first part of war our troops m-one. shoots the 3080. it is a big rounds. f-16 shoots what ar-15 shoots which this 556. 22 caliber. a little ...

Privately-owned firearms in the united states right now, so, 20 million of those are these ar-15-style rifles, john. >> randi kaye, thank you so much for that report. now, someone who used the ar-15 close cousin, the m-16 as a tool of his trade. cnn military analyst, retired army three-star general and gun owner mark hartling. as a military man who has seen what these types of weapons were more or less built for, what goes through your mind? >> it's an interesting dynamic, john. what you just said, as i've qualified on the m-16 and m-4 weapon, the .9-millimeter and the .45 caliber pberetta, ...

General and gun owner mark hertling, mark, when you hear these perspectives from people randy spoke with there, as a military man who has seen what these types of weapons were more or less built for, what goes through your mind? >> it's an interesting dynamic, john. what you just said, as i've qualified on the m-16 and m-4 weapon, the 9 millimeter and the 45 caliber beretta, 50 caliber machine guns and a1 tank, i think i know a little about weapons i'm a supporter of the second amendment, i own a weapon, have it in the house in a lock box with a trigger lock, am qualified on it and do all thos...

Change in demand for the ar-15 style rifles after the most recent shootings? >> reporter: well john, you've certainly seen a run on this type of weapon after other mass shootings. people hear a lot of talk of gun rights, of banning this style of weapon, so they tend to rush out to the stores and buy them but we spoke to the eagle gun range where we did our story and told me they haven't seen any uptick in demand or sales of the ar-15 style rifle and john, just one other note, you mention i want to put something in context. you mentioned nearly 20 million ar-15 style rifles in the united states...

Reminding everyone exactly what we're talking about here, no one is talking about banning handguns or even banning assault rifles like the ar-15, which was, let's remember, designed for military use. it is essentially the same as the m-16, that soldiers carried in vietnam. weapons of war that can make a hole in a human body the size of an orange. dr. roy gadero, a pediatrician in uvalde who responded to the hospital that day, testified about what kind of injuries this kind of weapon does to these children. >> what i did find was something no prayer will ever relieve. two children whose bodies ...