from acquiring information about a completely lawful activity, and firearms are protected by the constitution of the united states. it is deeply troubling and i think that the public is going to be very upset about it and we are certainly going to be talking to members of congress to have oversight hearings to find out exactly what these social media sites are doing h and how they are abusing their monopoly power tod advance a liberal anti-gun agenda. tucker: republicans think this is an example of the free market. there is nothing free at all.at it s controlled. i appreciate that. founder of blueprint strategy, he joins us tonight. antwon, thanks for coming on. i m sure you agree with the aims of citibank and youtube and facebook. you share the same politics as most ceos of these companies. does it feel strange for you as someone on the left to find yourself encouraging corporate power, shutting down ordinary people? the left was never for that
for example are they going to ban videos teaching you how to load ammunition very common or firearm education teach people how to use firearms. very troubling that youtube would censor information as a media entity you would think they would be a littlebi bit more sensitive to the consequences of censorship. so, very troubling what they are engaged in. tucker: but more than just a media entity. this is not like fox news, the washington post saying we are not going to cover something. i mean, youtube is the public square, in effect. they have a massive share of online videos. if they shut down a whole category, then it s kind of over, isn t it? yeah. i mean, as you say, they are like the you know, the free market of idea except they have a monopoly power. they re putting their finger on the scale and deciding what information they are allowed to see. they are suppressing first amendment rights and at the same time they are suppressing second amendment rights by preventing people