tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054910627465846465.post1921816355209942979..comments2024-03-27T22:19:42.121-07:00Comments on The Hitchhiker's Guide to National Affairs: Facebook "Guns Down" Sale of Firearms on SiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054910627465846465.post-23277047615025979392016-02-06T18:45:11.037-08:002016-02-06T18:45:11.037-08:00I think it was definitely a step in the right dire...I think it was definitely a step in the right direction for Facebook to start trying to reduce the unregulated gun sales happening there. Other social networks should follow suit as they should be trying to avoid facilitating the “internet sales loophole.” Even though it may be mostly ineffective, this will definitely reduce the amount of unrestricted gun sales happening, which is why other major social networking sites should follow suit. It still may not be too effective even if other websites do the same, but it should still be a priority for social networks to try and minimize the legally shady things happening on their sites. I think that Facebook’s action will reduce gun violence to a small degree, since fewer guns will be getting into the wrong people’s hands, even though apparently <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/most-guns-mass-shootings-obtained-legally" rel="nofollow">80% of guns in mass shootings were purchased legally. </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237959724116966130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054910627465846465.post-76130036099986867842016-02-05T14:14:55.895-08:002016-02-05T14:14:55.895-08:00Facebook's action is a further step towards en...Facebook's action is a further step towards ensuring guns stay out of the wrong hands, but how effective will it truly be? <br />Hopefully it will be effective but most likely not. There are millions of Facebook users/accounts and I think it will be almost impossible to monitor them. I think that there is a possibility that the number of transactions will decrease but people on Facebook can still set up a gun sale and just meet in person or do it over email, text, or Paypal. All in all I don't think it will make much of a difference.<br /><br />What are your opinions regarding all of this? To what extent does this action prevent gun violence? Was this a good decision by Facebook, and should other companies follow suit?<br />I think it was a good decision by Facebook and hopefully it will actually be successful...<br />Honestly, when I saw this post all I could think of is that Facebook is making sure they aren't liable. I don't think Facebook is all that concerned with getting rid of the loophole, I think it is more worried about being liable if someone purchases a gun off someone on Facebook and then going out and murdering a bunch of people...now if that happens at least Facebook can say that they tired to ban it and that they can work harder towards banning/fixing the issue. I do think other companies should follow suit because from a CEO stand point I think Facebook was smart by covering their butt this way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021617971664566966noreply@blogger.com