Facebook aims to block private gun sales

Facebook on Friday set out to block people from using the leading social network and its Instagram photo-sharing service for private gun sales. Although Facebook doesn't participate in outright gun sales, it has been a forum for negotiations, and it intends to put an end to that. The California-based social network on Friday updated its policy for managing regulated goods to prohibit people who aren't gun dealers from using Facebook to offer guns for sale or negotiate private sales of firearms.