Selling guns privately or 3D-printed gun files
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What triggers it
Private individuals buying, selling, trading or gifting firearms, parts, ammunition or explosives; any sharing or praise of 3D-printing or CAM files for guns; machine-gun conversion devices.
What Instagram says
“Attempts to buy, sell, gift, exchange, transfer, coordinate, speaks positively about, encourages the use of or provides access to 3D printing or computer-aided manufacturing instructions for firearms or firearms parts regardless of...”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Remove sale or transfer language. Gun reviews without sale language stay up but are age-limited.
Good to know
Watch for 'for sale', prices or 'DM me' near a firearm, and any 3D-printed gun content. Legitimate brick-and-mortar retailer sale posts are allowed but limited to 21+; bladed-weapon sales and positive firearm product reviews are 18+.
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