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Firearm-makers may finally decide it's in their interest to help reduce gun violence after Sandy Hook ruling

  • Written by Timothy D. Lytton, Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
The popularity of semiautomatic rifles increases the risk that mass shootings result in multiple deaths. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Mass shootings have become a routine occurrence in America.

Gun-makers have long refused to take responsibility for their role in this epidemic. That may be about to change.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 12 refused to block...

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