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r/GunDeals

Banned · Illegal/transactions

Ban record

Action: banned
Date: March 2018
Reason category: Illegal/transactions

Firearm/ammunition transactions

Temporarily removed in the March 2018 cluster; later restored as discussion-only.

Full banned record →Part of March 2018 Transaction Ban (Darknet, Firearms, Drugs) →

Related issues

Reddit's March 2018 Transaction Ban Shuts Down Firearms-Sales Subreddits

Sources

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Engadget — Reddit bans communities trading firearms and drugs
News2018
02
Athlon Outdoors — On Easter Sunday, the Reddit Gun Deals Community Rose Again
News2018