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Machine guns are fully automatic weapons designed to fulfill a variety of tactical roles. Soldiers use machine guns for area denial and suppressive fire in a military setting and engage ground vehicles and low-flying aircraft. 

In a civilian context, law-enforcement officers and security personnel use machine pistols and submachine guns to neutralize criminal suspects or protect clients against violent threats. 

You have probably seen this flag before: A bright yellow banner with the image of a hissing coiled rattlesnake standing over a patch of grass and the words “DONT TREAD ON ME,” sometimes with an apostrophe.

Variants of this flag’s iconic snake design are a common sight among American gun owners and patriots. But what is the Gadsden flag? And why is it important?