Smith & Wesson Gets Booted Off Facebook

By Zac K

One of the oldest firearms manufacturers in the United States, with generations of history supplying legal firearms worldwide to law enforcement, police and other government organizations, not to mention millions of civilian customers, has had their Facebook account shut down.Smith & Wesson @ TFB: TFB Review: Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Compact Carry Comp Wheelgun Wednesday: Smith & Wesson 36, The First J-Frame Maryville, TN Police Department Awards Contract to Smith & Wesson POTD: Mexican Colt 6929 and Smith & Wesson Model 10

Getting the bootAccording to a post that Smith & Wesson made on The Social Media Platform Formerly Known As Twitter (“X,” as Elon Musk wants us to call it now), the historic manufacturer saw their Facebook account canceled in late November, 2024. Here’s their announcement, verbatim:Despite our extensive efforts and resources spent on trying to adhere to Facebook’s ever-changing community guidelines on firearms, our account was suspended indefinitely on Friday, November 22nd, 15 years after its original creation.In an era where free speech and the right to bear arms are under constant attack, we

Source: The Firearm Blog