Google is censuring information on guns and other products from Google Shopping. Sure, we know they’d once given in to the Chinese government, but why are they censoring products used for self-protection by America’s gun owners?

Google announced this new policy on May 31. Now firearms manufacturers and others are pointing out Google’s hypocrisy. Meanwhile, the media has mostly ignored the story.

Ironically, Google’s own policy for “Freedom of Expression” (http://www.google.com/publicpolicy/issues/freedom-of-expression.html) says, “We’ve pressed governments to make combating Internet censorship a top priority in human rights and economic agendas.” And they say, “We regularly assist research efforts like the Open Net Initiative, the premier monitor of global trends on Internet censorship, by providing funds for their work.”

Maybe so, but they don’t think the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights is acceptable in the U.S.

Specifically, they’ve banned results related to firearms and other products that they don’t deem to be “family safe.” Until recently, gun-related products appeared with other products in search results on the shopping section. Many of America’s 80 million gun owners have used Google as a powerful price-comparison tool. Not anymore.

For more read my latest column at Forbes.com.