Americans for Responsible Solutions and Sandy Hook Promise Joint Statement on Facebook’s Announcement of New Firearms Policies

March 5, 2014

Americans for Responsible Solutions and Sandy Hook Promise released the following statement on Facebook’s announcement today of its new policies regarding the advertisement of firearms sales on its platforms:

”Facebook has taken a significant step for gun safety. We were pleased to work with Facebook on a new set of policies that protect the safety of users, particularly children, educate its users about lawful and responsible firearms transactions, and help prevent illegal activity from occurring. Specifically, the new initiative will block children from viewing firearms sales ads, inform users of the law and responsible approaches to gun transactions, and help enforce the law by deleting posts that encourage no-background check or illegal sales. While Facebook is making a serious effort to ensure safe and responsible compliance with our nation’s gun laws, we know that our laws must be strengthened. Providing background checks for internet sales is commonsense policy that allows law abiding Americans to safely exchange guns.”