Moms petition Facebook, Instagram to stop allowing gun sale ads [View all]

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jenn Lynch is just one of thousands of mothers in Oregon and more than 100,000 across the country signing the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America petition, calling on Facebook and Instagram to prohibit gun sale advertisements on their sites.

Lynch says gun sales are not something she doesn’t want her kids stumbling across when going to sites like Instagram or Facebook with their friends.

Lynch, who is part of the Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action, told KATU's Emily Sinovic, "This a family issue for us. This is a big issue for moms, and we feel like this is a public safety issue and a public health crisis."

The letter is addressed to the CEOs of Facebook and Instagram, asking them to follow in the footsteps of other websites like Ebay and Craigslist that do not allow private gun sales.

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