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Commentary: Manufacturers are pushing larger gun magazines. Expect mass shootings to get worse

As bad as the pace and scope of the nation's mass shootings have become, with death tallies sometimes counted in the dozens, chances are good that they are only going to get worse.

And you can blame gun manufacturers and firearms enthusiasts who are driving a market for ever-larger

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