Popular gun manufacturer thanks Elon Musk after being suspended by Facebook

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Popular **** manufacturer thanks Elon Musk after being suspended by

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After its

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account was suspended, the popular ********* **** manufacturer Smith & Wesson thanked

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for supporting free speech amid what it called ongoing attacks against the

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Andy Stone, a representative for

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’s parent company, Meta, told Fox News Digital that the account had been suspended in error and that it has since been restored.

In a Friday post on X, however, Smith & Wesson emphasized the importance of Musk’s stance on free speech, criticizing Meta for suspending their account after the platform flagged several of its posts for promoting the ***** of weapons.

Founded in 1852 in Norwich, Connecticut, today Smith & Wesson is based in Maryville, Tennessee, and is one of the most recognized **** brands in America, reporting $535.8 million in sales in the 2024 fiscal year.

Smith & Wesson said that “despite our extensive efforts and resources spent on trying to adhere to

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’s ever-changing community guidelines on firearms, our account was suspended indefinitely on Friday, November 22nd, 15 years after its original creation.”

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The manufacturer shared a screenshot of the suspension notice it had received from

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in which the platform said several posts dated Nov. 22, 13 and July 18 violated the rules on promoting weapons.

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’s commerce policy prohibits the promotion of buying, selling and trading of weapons, ammunition and explosives. However, according to

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Meta’s website, there is an exception for legitimate brick-and-mortar and online retailers, though their content is still restricted for minors.

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Although its account has since been reinstated,

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encouraged its 1.6 million

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followers and fans to “seek out platforms” that represent the “shared values” of free speech and the right to bear arms.

“In an era where free speech and the right to bear arms are under constant *******, we want to thank Elon Musk and X for supporting free speech and our constitutional rights guaranteed by the 1st and 2nd Amendments,” said Smith & Wesson.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Tx.

Musk responded to the post by saying, “[we] believe in the Constitution.” He also pointed out that X had resumed allowing users to post the **** emoji after it was replaced by a water **** by

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in 2018.

The

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, which is a Second Amendment advocacy group with over 4.5 million activists, also chimed in, saying, “Thank you for giving us a place to shelter in this storm of Constitution-hating companies.”

In a separate post, the association called X one of the last holdouts for free speech and **** rights.

“It is becoming clear that X is one of the last major bastions of 2A and Firearms content on social media,” said the group, adding, “the noose is slowly tightening everywhere else, seeking to squeeze us out entirely.”

This article was edited to reflect new information from Meta about the Smith & Wesson account being suspended in error.

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