A tech watchdog group reveals users can buy materials to build high-powered, automatic weapons in a few clicks
Many of these listings are for 3D-printed or DIY gun kits, also known as “ghost guns”, which allow users to build weapons at home without completing a background check. Such weapons are a growing problem in the US, with 20,000 suspected ghost guns recovered in criminal investigations in 2021 – a tenfold increase from 2016. Joe Biden in April
A recent study conducted by the advocacy group Coalition for a Safer Web found that private Facebook groups with thousands of members are being used to sell and trade fully functional and often unregulated weapons – and that in some cases the platform’s algorithm has recommended such products and groups to users.
She said that since the Media Matters report was not shared with the company, she “cannot address specifics” but “any sale of guns or gun parts is a clear violation of our commerce policies”.
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