Just FYI:
Hello everyone…
In mid-August, we will be updating our Firearms, Weapons and Knives Policy to place more restrictions around gun-related items. Once these changes take effect, we will prohibit listings of any firearm part that is required for the firing of a gun. This includes items like bullet tips, brass casings and shells, barrels, slides, cylinders, magazines, firing pins, trigger assemblies, etc. Please read the Firearms, Weapons and Knives Policy for more details on our current policy.
As you may know, eBay does not allow the listing of any items which are regulated by individual states or the federal government; however, there are still a large number of firearm-related parts that are legal and are widely available in retail stores. These items have also historically been allowed on eBay.
After learning that some items purchased on eBay may have been used in the tragedy at Virginia Tech in April 2007, we felt that revisiting our policies was not only necessary, but the right thing to do. After much consideration, the Trust & Safety policy team – along with our executive leaders at eBay Inc. – have made the decision to further restrict more of these items than federal and state regulations require.
This new update continues to encourage safety among our community members and brings our policies in the U.S. and Canada in closer alignment with our existing policies in other markets around the globe.
Sincerely,
Matt Halprin
Vice President, Trust & Safety
First of all, what items did he get from eBay to use to kill all those students at VT? I seem to remember the guns were bought the day before, legally, at a local gun store. I'm sure they came with magazines and that he bought extras there and he probably bought factory load ammo at the shop as well. I doubt he went home and spent the afternoon reloading .22s.
Second, I shut down my eBay account after they deleted my gun related auction... for a holster. Usually holsters hold guns, which means they are not causing an issue at that moment in time (and normally, with crazed gunman, you tend to see a lack of holsters. A lot of times you see them just shove them into their waste bands because it far more gangsta do it that way). So unless you plan to bludgeon someone to death with a leather gun holster, it is pretty benign.
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