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>> anthony: those are some grim statistics. >> linda: yes. >> anthony: the coal that came out of this area built america, right? >> linda: yes. >> bob: mcdowell county alone was called the "billion-dollar coal field." and the people that were in charge at the time didn't take advantage of all that money in case something did happen to the coal mine. >> justin: the cool thing is that west virginia is developing a strong entrepreneur movement that a lot of people don't know about. like with joey, he started a hydroponic growing. i mean, not blaming others for their problems, just trying to solve...

Appalachian food has always worked is you work within your means and you create something pretty special out of what you have at your disposal. we've kind of suffered from this in a way. it created this sort of rush towards the middle class and a rush toward the perception that we're better than the food that we used to have to eat. >> john jennings: yeah, i think we were taught a lot to be embarrassed of our, you know, hillbilly past, you know? i remember coming home from school and my dad having hog's head on the kitchen table making head-cheese and sauce like, i would've been mortified if s...

Break is the only kind that actually reduces recoil, muzzle rise, and flash. >> anthony: they own "jmac customs," a home business that designs and builds custom weapons and parts. >> justin: so this keeps you on target, makes sure that you're safe while you're shooting. >> justin: 3, 2, 1. [ rapid fire ] >> anthony: now, to be clear, these are fully automatic firearms. they cannot be purchased legally by individuals anywhere. but as they're in the business, these guys can apply for special, highly-vetted atf licenses for purposes of product development and testing. >> anthony: that was just re...

1100 rounds in 10 minutes, wounding 422 people and killing 58. shortly after that, 17 students were murdered in parkland, florida with legally purchased semi-automatic rifle. and the list goes on, with victims of mass shootings that have happened since this conversation measure in the hundreds. so there is that to think about too. >> anthony: i don't know whether the founding fathers anticipated the kind of firepower that we're playing with today. we live in a different world. >> anthony: there are the nice people next door who like guns, and nfortunately, there seems to be a whole lot of peop...

This used to be a solidly democratic state. what do you think made trump attractive? a city slicker, three times married. >> richard: that's easy for me. hilary shows up here and she openly said she's going to put a lot of coal miners out of work. wrong answer. >> anthony: how many kids you got? >> miner: i got three. >> patrick: six. >> anthony: if you saw your kids had other options, would you recommend that they join the family business? >> group: no sir. >> anthony: you would say no. >> richard: i'd about guarantee that everybody here, their dad who worked in the coal mines, probably told ...