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How the firearms industry influences US gun culture, in 6 charts

  • Written by Michael Siegel, Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
How the firearms industry influences US gun culture, in 6 chartsAR-15-style rifles on display in a Texas retail shop.AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane

Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing frequency in schools, offices and theaters across the U.S.

Yet in our nation’s ongoing conversation about the root causes...

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