John–

We've been keeping the pressure up on lawmakers to take action on gun safety, and historic bipartisan negotiations are continuing in the Senate.

But companies have a major role to play in this fight too.

A recent Washington Post story revealed that even though Facebook says it prohibits gun sales on its platforms, that's not the whole truth. Facebook lets gun buyers and sellers violate that rule 10 TIMES before they are kicked off the social network.

This leniency is beyond shocking—it's incredibly dangerous. It does little or nothing to stop the unchecked spread of firearms, meaning an increased likelihood of more guns in the wrong hands.

Everyone has a role to play in keeping our communities safe, including companies like Facebook. Add your name if you agree that Facebook needs to take gun sales more seriously.

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Gun violence is still tearing too many of our communities apart.

Yet these new findings show that Facebook is more concerned about giving gun sellers not just a second chance, but 10 chances.

There's even a separate, five-strikes policy extended to gun sellers and purchasers who actively call for violence or praise a known dangerous organization.¹

That's not accountability. That's complicity.

For years, Moms Demand Action volunteers have pressed Facebook leaders to do better—starting back in 2014. After months of pressure, Facebook took its first steps to crack down on some gun sales by deleting posts offering to buy or sell guns without background checks.

We kept up the pressure and in 2016, Facebook agreed to create a policy prohibiting all private sales of guns—but it hasn't done enough.

Companies have a huge role to play in the fight to end gun violence—and right now Facebook is putting profits over personal safety. Add your name if you agree that Facebook needs to do more to prevent gun violence.

We don't have to live like this, and we don't have to die like this.

Thank you for being a part of this movement.

Shannon Watts
She/Her/Hers
Founder
Moms Demand Action

1. "Facebook's ban on gun sales gives sellers 10 strikes before booting them." Washington Post. 9 June 2022.

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