InstagramA sampling of firearms for sale on Instagram.
A senator from Massachusetts has joined two New York State pols in calling on Instagram to ban gun sellers from touting their weapons online.
Edward Markey, a Democrat, wrote a letter to Instagram Monday urging the popular online social media site to adopt a no-gun policy.
'We need a clear picture of how gun sales are conducted and transacted through Instagram in order to keep dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands and off our streets,' Markey said.
A recent sampling of Instagram pictures online (pictured) by the Daily News turned up hundreds of guns for sale, including assault weapons.
Like New York Assembly members Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan) and Michelle Schimel (D-Nassau County), Markey urged Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to protect public safety.
Because sellers don't have to register to promote their guns online, it may be possible that firearms sales are occurring via Instagram to minors, by sellers in states that have prohibitions on interstate sales of firearms, or by sellers who are declining to conduct background checks, Markey said.
Last month, Kavanagh and Schimel launched an online campaign to get social media giants to change user policies and thwart the sale of guns without background checks.
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