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The Associated Press

Gun-makers made millions marketing AR-15-style guns as a sign of manhood

AR-15-style rifles are on display at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, Calif., in June. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

WASHINGTON — Gun-makers have taken in more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, at times marketing them as a way for young men to prove their masculinity, even as the number of mass shootings increases, according to a House investigation unveiled Wednesday.

The weapons have been used in massacres that have horrified the nation, including one that left 10 people dead at a grocery store in Buffalo and another where 19 children and two teachers were shot to death in Uvalde, Texas.

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