City of San Bernardino - Ward 2 - Benito J. Barrios
has better things to do then keep his mind on City Council and Committee Meetings.
Facebook will notify users offering to sell guns of relevant laws and limit the ... The groups planned to deliver more than 130,000 petitions seeking a ... "We've never allowed advertising the sale of guns and ammunition.".
SAN BERNARDINO >> As a citizen committee explained recommended changes to the city’s charter during a City Council meeting Monday, Councilman Benito Barrios was on Facebook, trying to sell his friend’s gun.
Within an hour, his Facebook friends were questioning the post, and soon screenshots were being shared in Facebook and Twitter to widespread criticism.
“I guess his ward isn’t as important as that firearm and said friend,” said Eliza Cortez.
While some focused on the timing — saying the middle of a City Council meeting demands a council member to pay attention to what’s happening, not his personal business — others said that selling a gun, in particular, sent a poor message.
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I am distressed and seriously disappointed in you! I saw your post selling a weapon on Facebook. In a City wracked by gun violence every day of the year, did you really think it wise that a sitting Council Member would be offering for sale a weapon that can only add to the violence?”
Thurman and others also questioned the legality of the gun sale, which was unclear, but Barrios said Tuesday that it was legal.