Pushback Against Credit Card Company Tracking Codes For Gun Purchases
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 3 months ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) – South Carolina joined 24 other states demanding banks and credit card companies stop tracking, or monitoring, firearms purchased using credit cards.
The coalition alerted the chief executive officers of three major credit card companies that the recent adoption of the Merchant Category Code for the processing of firearms purchases from gun stores is “potentially a violation of consumer protection and antitrust laws.”
In the letter to the CEOs of American Express, Mastercard, and Visa, the attorneys general say the monitoring and tracking of firearms purchases creates a “list of gun buyers” and creates the obvious risk that law-abiding consumers’ information will be obtained and misused by those who oppose Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights.
“Why would banks and credit card companies need a separate code to process gun purchases, if not to possibly track and monitor people who buy them?” Wilson asked.
The following states joined: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming, West Virginia.
To read the letter, click here.
I like the SC AG. In other decisions as well he’s been in the 2A corner. But I’d like to see more states sign on. Where is Florida? Where is Idaho? Where is Nebraska?
North Carolina isn’t on the list because of the communist AG.
On September 20, 2022 at 10:47 pm, George 1 said:
Don’t count on Idaho. Our governor and AG are Bush clones. I am going to write my rep and Senator for all the good it will do.
On September 21, 2022 at 1:36 am, Archer said:
Florida and Nebraska were on the list of States whose AGs signed on.
I’m pleasantly surprised to see Virginia. My understanding is their politics are controlled by the four northern-most counties, right around Washington, D.C., that lean heavily Blue.
On September 21, 2022 at 5:16 am, John said:
When Youngkin got elected here in VA in 21, the Attorney General’s office also went to a Republican – Jason Miyares. He has been pretty good on 2A issues so far and has and VA join a number of joint actions with other red state AGs.
In 21 the rest of the state was so pissed off that it turned out in record numbers and outvoted the margin of fraud from Northern Virginia.
On September 21, 2022 at 8:21 am, BRVTVS said:
Does anybody really think purchases made by credit card from gun vendors (or anything else, for that matter) are private? All the code does is make the data mining a little bit easier.
On September 21, 2022 at 10:35 am, Mike said:
Indeed…..where is Idaho? As George1 pointed out , our leaders? are RHINOS and I blame this on the influx of escapees overflowing from California, Oregon and Washington.
These escapees are fleeing the liberal Utopian communes that are those states……the problem is they are bringing their discarded? liberal ideas to our state.
Want proof? Just look at the Coeur d’ Alene area….people who have lived there for 30 years or more are being forced to move away…..because the escapees are driving the cost of housing through the roof. An ordinary Spud Head can’t afford the rent anymore……
I used to have a bumper sticker on my pickup back in the 80’s…. “Welcome to Idaho, now go home”…..that’s more relevant than ever……
On September 21, 2022 at 2:12 pm, scott s. said:
Agree with BRVTVS that this “code” won’t add more intel to what they already have. It’s not like the list of FFLs is some super secret.
On September 22, 2022 at 8:31 pm, Ron Bass said:
I will be closing my visa credit cards.
On September 23, 2022 at 1:25 pm, Ron Bass said:
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