AOL declares guns pornography?

[Twisted Cross]

http://www.scopeny.org/aol.html


Check the article out on Scope's page.

Anybody with AOL?

[Messiah]

I didn't see anything on that page equating firearms with pornography. It would appear that the restrictions on home pages dealing with guns specifically prohibits gun sales, along with other "controversial" stuff like alcohol, tobacco, "illegal items", and yes, adult merchandise and pornography.

Why anyone would want to use AOhell for gun sales (or anything else for that matter, IMHO) is beyond me, especially considering all the other options out there, both for internet firearm sales AND internet service providers.

Furthermore, if people are going to get mad about AOhell's policy in this case, how about Ebay's prohibition of auctions featuring guns, "hi-cap" mags, and ammunition? How many Ebay users here have terminated their accounts over the issue?

Of course, this is only one part of the issue. I seem to recall a situation where a couple AOhell employees were fired over guns being kept in their cars (presumably for hunting or target shooting before or after work), so that would seem to be further evidence of AOhell's anti-gun position.