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Everytown and Moms Demand Action Applaud Facebook's Groundbreaking Decision
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America today applauded Facebook for taking an important step to keep guns out of dangerous hands by ending all unlicensed gun sales arranged on the world's most popular social media platforms. The move by Facebook comes after months of discussions between Facebook and Everytown leaders, Everytown's investigations exposing how the online marketplace makes it easy for dangerous people prohibited from owning guns to get their hands on them, and a previous campaign by Moms Demand Actiona part of Everytown to make social media safer for children.
"Moms are grateful for Facebook's leadership today in announcing that they will end all unlicensed gun sales arranged on their platforms," said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. "Two years ago, our campaign to get Facebook to change how their platforms host firearm sales resulted in nine new policies to curb children's exposure to guns and to clarify state laws around selling and buying guns online. Our continued relationship with Facebook resulted in today's even stronger stance, which will prevent dangerous people from getting guns and save American lives."
"We're gratified that our continuous conversation with Facebook over the course of the last two years has culminated in the company prohibiting all unlicensed gun sales arranged on its platforms," said John Feinblatt, President of Everytown for Gun Safety. "Our undercover investigations have shown that criminals are active in the online market for guns, where unlicensed sellers can offer guns with no federal background check required. We're thankful that Facebook has listened to our call and shut down a key avenue that criminals have used to avoid background checks and buy guns with no questions asked."
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/article/Everytown-and-Moms-Demand-Action-Applaud-Facebooks-Groundbreaking-Decision-to-End-All-Unlicensed-Gun-Sales-Arranged-On-Its-Platforms-4269746
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America today applauded Facebook for taking an important step to keep guns out of dangerous hands by ending all unlicensed gun sales arranged on the world's most popular social media platforms. The move by Facebook comes after months of discussions between Facebook and Everytown leaders, Everytown's investigations exposing how the online marketplace makes it easy for dangerous people prohibited from owning guns to get their hands on them, and a previous campaign by Moms Demand Actiona part of Everytown to make social media safer for children.
"Moms are grateful for Facebook's leadership today in announcing that they will end all unlicensed gun sales arranged on their platforms," said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. "Two years ago, our campaign to get Facebook to change how their platforms host firearm sales resulted in nine new policies to curb children's exposure to guns and to clarify state laws around selling and buying guns online. Our continued relationship with Facebook resulted in today's even stronger stance, which will prevent dangerous people from getting guns and save American lives."
"We're gratified that our continuous conversation with Facebook over the course of the last two years has culminated in the company prohibiting all unlicensed gun sales arranged on its platforms," said John Feinblatt, President of Everytown for Gun Safety. "Our undercover investigations have shown that criminals are active in the online market for guns, where unlicensed sellers can offer guns with no federal background check required. We're thankful that Facebook has listened to our call and shut down a key avenue that criminals have used to avoid background checks and buy guns with no questions asked."
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/article/Everytown-and-Moms-Demand-Action-Applaud-Facebooks-Groundbreaking-Decision-to-End-All-Unlicensed-Gun-Sales-Arranged-On-Its-Platforms-4269746
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