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Shopify bans sales of some guns, weapons and ammunition
Canadian online-store provider Shopify is prohibiting the sale of many types of guns and ammunition, saying that "solely deferring to the law" no longer works amid political gridlock and the internet's rapid pace.
In an update of its rules earlier this week, the Ottawa-based e-commerce giant, which services more than 600,000 small businesses, banned merchants from using its technology to sell weapons including semi-automatic firearms, silencers, grenades, rocket launchers and 3D-printed guns.
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The company, which derived 71 percent of its $673 million in revenue last year in the U.S., had already banned the sale of products that explicitly endorsed violence against others based on their ethnicity, religion or gender.
Earlier this year, big retailers including Walmart, Kroger and Dick's Sporting Goods changed their gun policies after a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shopify-bans-guns-firearms-ammo-accessories-policy-today-2018-08-15/
In an update of its rules earlier this week, the Ottawa-based e-commerce giant, which services more than 600,000 small businesses, banned merchants from using its technology to sell weapons including semi-automatic firearms, silencers, grenades, rocket launchers and 3D-printed guns.
-Snip-
The company, which derived 71 percent of its $673 million in revenue last year in the U.S., had already banned the sale of products that explicitly endorsed violence against others based on their ethnicity, religion or gender.
Earlier this year, big retailers including Walmart, Kroger and Dick's Sporting Goods changed their gun policies after a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shopify-bans-guns-firearms-ammo-accessories-policy-today-2018-08-15/
Guns are rapidly losing their popularity with a large segment of society. The gun nuts are running out of "ease of access" supply chains, and the NRA is hurting financially. Good times...