Object

Secret Service .726 JAR Rifles

Precision .726 caliber JAR rifles, forged exclusively for Secret Service agents, thunder from rooftop perches as agents squeeze triggers to drop the two assassins mid-lunge at President Bartlet. C.J. commands the briefing room podium, voice steady as she recounts their lethal deployment—barrels flashing, rounds ripping through the assault—before the media's unblinking cameras, her words painting elite firepower that shielded the President from slaughter.

2 appearances

Purpose

Neutralizing armed assassins targeting the President during assassination attempts

Significance

These rifles anchor C.J.'s briefing pivot, raw symbols of Secret Service lethality that shatter the attack's momentum, fueling her indictment of rampant gun violence and yanking national focus from White House peril to streets soaked in blood.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

C.J.'s Weapon Briefing and Gun Violence Indictment

C.J. references the Secret Service's .357 Sig Sauers carried by agents and rooftop .726 JAR rifles—exclusive, precision weapons used to neutralize assassins—in her briefing, contrasting their elite lethality with the failure to prevent broader gun carnage, sharpening the irony of institutional protection versus civilian vulnerability.

Before: Deployed in assassination response, intact and operational

After: Cited in public record, symbolizing both success and limitation

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S2E2 · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Part 2

Leo's Praise for C.J. and Invitation to Danny

C.J. references the Secret Service .726 caliber JAR Rifles (and .357 sig-hauers) on TV during the briefing, highlighting their exclusive elite deployment against assassins—contrasting rooftop precision with failure to prevent all violence—setting up her devastating pivot to civilian gun tolls, underscoring institutional limits in national narrative.

Before: Referenced in ongoing security context post-shooting

After: Integrated into public record via briefing broadcast

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