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<blockquote data-quote="soonerwings" data-source="post: 1832507" data-attributes="member: 8035"><p>I look at google shopping more like a shopping mall. The owners of the mall can decide what stores do business in their mall. They may not be merchants themselves but they're still doing business. In this case, Google has decided to not take money from firearm/ammo merchants. It's their right to decide how they do business with. It's nothing like telling any of our sponsors that they can't be listed in the phone book because you can still FIND them using Google. As it were, I found both BANG and Sooner State Pawn with a Google search. Heck, Google was even kind enough to provide a map for Sooner State Pawn.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>They aren't supervising the manners or morality of anyone. They are simply living according to THEIR OWN MORALITY. Just because you don't agree with their morality doesn't mean that they're trying to control yours. If that's what they were after you wouldn't be able to find sites like gunbroker.com by using a "guns for sale" google search. Google isn't the first business to decide that firearms are a risky proposition and they won't be the last. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As stated above, not promoting things that don't follow your values doesn't mean that you're attempting to influence/control the values of others.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that I agree with their values, but I also recognize that they aren't deliberately trying to control mine. One beautiful thing about this country is that there are many different value systems, and that's ok. The very fact that they allow gun/ammo books (sources of knowledge), rifle scopes, and hunting accessories tells me that they aren't trying to censor anything, they're just trying to mitigate their own risk. Think about it, if they were trying to control your morality/values by removing gun/ammo knowledge, do you think they'd allow the sale of gun BOOKS????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soonerwings, post: 1832507, member: 8035"] I look at google shopping more like a shopping mall. The owners of the mall can decide what stores do business in their mall. They may not be merchants themselves but they're still doing business. In this case, Google has decided to not take money from firearm/ammo merchants. It's their right to decide how they do business with. It's nothing like telling any of our sponsors that they can't be listed in the phone book because you can still FIND them using Google. As it were, I found both BANG and Sooner State Pawn with a Google search. Heck, Google was even kind enough to provide a map for Sooner State Pawn. They aren't supervising the manners or morality of anyone. They are simply living according to THEIR OWN MORALITY. Just because you don't agree with their morality doesn't mean that they're trying to control yours. If that's what they were after you wouldn't be able to find sites like gunbroker.com by using a "guns for sale" google search. Google isn't the first business to decide that firearms are a risky proposition and they won't be the last. As stated above, not promoting things that don't follow your values doesn't mean that you're attempting to influence/control the values of others. I'm not saying that I agree with their values, but I also recognize that they aren't deliberately trying to control mine. One beautiful thing about this country is that there are many different value systems, and that's ok. The very fact that they allow gun/ammo books (sources of knowledge), rifle scopes, and hunting accessories tells me that they aren't trying to censor anything, they're just trying to mitigate their own risk. Think about it, if they were trying to control your morality/values by removing gun/ammo knowledge, do you think they'd allow the sale of gun BOOKS???? [/QUOTE]
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