Selling guns, ammo, explosives or making weapons
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What triggers it
Trading, marketing or giving access to firearms (including ghost or 3D-printed guns), accessories, ammunition or explosives, or instructions for making weapons.
What TikTok says
“Firearms, ammunition, explosive weapons, or instructions on how to make them”
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How to fix it
Remove prices, contact details, links and build instructions.
Good to know
Guns or parts with prices, 'DM to buy', store links, build guides for guns, suppressors or explosives. Does NOT count: showing a firearm with no sale, price, link or build steps (that is “Firearms or explosives shown”), advocacy about gun laws.
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