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The shooter in Buffalo decided to commit mass murder and target Black
people when gun extremism fused with his growing white supremacist
beliefs.

But according to his own writings, he faced a challenge in planning his
attack: He didn't quite know how to do it.

That's where online gun communities came in, including ones that post
videos on YouTube, where he found videos that helped him learn tactical
combat techniques and even how to evade gun safety laws.

[ [link removed] ]We're calling on YouTube to enforce its community guidelines to combat
armed extremism. Lives are at risk—Sign the petition today.

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Right now, YouTube isn't doing enough to moderate videos on its platform
that sell or show how to manufacture guns and firearm accessories. We have
found hundreds of such videos on YouTube, despite them clearly being
prohibited by the company's community guidelines. Other videos on
YouTube's platform provide information that enables shooters to increase
the rate of fire on their guns and increase the lethality of would-be acts
of violence.

While YouTube fails to enforce its existing community guidelines, other
violent extremists—like the Buffalo shooter—have access to videos on the
platform that could help them prepare to use guns to destroy lives and
entire communities.

The Buffalo shooting shows what happens when violent white supremacist
extremism is enabled by easy access to firearms and tutorials on illegal
firearms modifications and offensive tactics. The video instructions the
shooter found on YouTube go far beyond practical and safe firearms
training for civilian gun owners—and underscore the responsibility social
media platforms have in addressing our gun violence epidemic.

The good news is that we know how to hold major corporations accountable
and win. We're ready to raise our voices and demand YouTube do its job. It
must enforce its community guidelines, put more resources into moderating
content on guns, and be proactive in addressing videos that promote gun
extremism.

We cannot afford to let YouTube continue to go unchecked.

Thank you for being a part of this movement.

Shannon Watts
She/Her/Hers
Founder
Moms Demand Action




Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots volunteer network of
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