Facebook bans private gun sales

[gungirl65]

I am a member of a few local FB gun pages that changed names or went into hiding. I've never purchased guns off of FB but I still like to look and have that option.

I think the whole thing is ridiculous. How many shootings have actually taken place with guns purchased on FB?

 

[actaeon277]

I am a member of a few local FB gun pages that changed names or went into hiding. I've never purchased guns off of FB but I still like to look and have that option.

I think the whole thing is ridiculous. How many shootings have actually taken place with guns purchased on FB?

Doesn't matter. Guns (and gun owners) are being vilified. Equated to the KKK. Facts are irrelevant to anti-gunners.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Why does anyone honestly care???

 

[Joniki]

Why does anyone honestly care???

Do you buy all of your guns new???

Why should FB shut down a venue for honest people to buy and sell firearms???

I love to try new rifles and handguns and FB has been good to me.

 

[DanVoils]

Facebook has "given" us back our group Indiana Gun Post. We renamed it to Indiana Sportsmans Post and have removed some flags and other BST indicators. We also had to remove a ton of BST posts. We changed the rules so that direct BST isn't supposed to happen. Direct BST has moved to Indiana Gun Post - Index page So far so good, but we all know at any time they can shut them down again.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Facebook has "given" us back our group Indiana Gun Post. We renamed it to Indiana Sportsmans Post and have removed some flags and other BST indicators. We also had to remove a ton of BST posts. We changed the rules so that direct BST isn't supposed to happen. Direct BST has moved to Indiana Gun Post - Index page So far so good, but we all know at any time they can shut them down again.

Good lick with that. Will most likely be slammed again in a few months, as the election gets closer. The roar of "Feels" will drown out any common sense and good business practice. Then you guys will be dumped out in the cold dark cyber wilderness by the book of faces.

 

[nipprdog]

Doesn't matter. Guns (and gun owners) are being vilified. Equated to the KKK. Facts are irrelevant to anti-gunners.

You won the internet today!

 

[DanVoils]

Good lick with that. Will most likely be slammed again in a few months, as the election gets closer. The roar of "Feels" will drown out any common sense and good business practice. Then you guys will be dumped out in the cold dark cyber wilderness by the book of faces.

We're expecting that to happen. We're going to start ramping up promotion of the.com. That way when they do kill it we should already have a solid user base.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Do you buy all of your guns new???

Why should FB shut down a venue for honest people to buy and sell firearms???

I love to try new rifles and handguns and FB has been good to me.

Uh, because Facebook isn't owned by you, and they are entitled to run it as they see fit.

 

[jfed85]

I believe this is the reason for our recent surge in posters trying to rush up to 50.

 

[PLM2001]

The only good thing that I could possibly see out of not being able to sell/buy firearms on Facebook is that maybe it will make the gun shows a little better. If this is the only way people can sell guns then I think we should see a lot more good deals at the shows. Believe me I am pissed about facebook trying to take this away from us. I have bought, sold, and traded many guns thanks to Facebook. But, it is what it is and I guess we will just have to deal with it. I am sure there are other avenues to buy/sell/trade firearms.

 

[Roadie]

Round Two..

It seems that Facebook is now deactivating gun related pages. The "Cold Dead Hands" page was taken down today..

 

[deo62]

They took down a local fireworks store ads 2 days ago with the explanation it was firearms related. happy 4th of july liberals!

 

[KG1]

I deactivated Facebook a long time ago and never looked back. **** Facebook.

 

[rugertoter]

I deactivated Facebook a long time ago and never looked back. **** Facebook.

I'm about there myself...facebook is really beginning to suck.

 

[churchmouse]

I do not go looking for anything other than friends on the book of faces. No groups/sales/purchases etc.

 

[MuttX7]

I do not go looking for anything other than friends on the book of faces. No groups/sales/purchases etc.

But..but...but... If you share all of your information with Scamthemall Industries, you can win a pair of Oakleys, an iPhone, an RV, a vacation home in Mexico, or an XboxOne .

 

[MontereyC6]

I do not go looking for anything other than friends on the book of faces. No groups/sales/purchases etc.

You are on Facebook? Never seen seen you come across on the "people you may know" lines.

 

[churchmouse]

You are on Facebook? Never seen seen you come across on the "people you may know" lines.

PM inbound

 

[Roadie]

I keep saying I am going to dump FB, but I keep in touch with my out of state friends and relatives that way.