Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have introduced special merchant codes to track gun and gun-related purchases in California.
CBS News report The new merchant code will be used to comply with “California law authorizing banks.” To potentially track suspicious gun purchases and report it to law enforcement. ”
This comes after major credit cards were adopted but withdrew plans to use new merchant codes to track gun and gun-related purchases nationwide.
On September 11, 2022, Breitbart News noted that Visa bowed to pressure from gun control groups and the New York Democratic Party and agreed to flag gun and ammunition purchases through seller codes. The Associated Press reported that Mastercard and other major credit card companies have also agreed to report gun sales.
On March 2, 2023, Breitbart News reported that Discover plans to begin tracking gun and ammunition purchases using new Merchant Category Codes (MCC) in April 2023. The news gave momentum to the left, but it was countered by a wave of backlash. among conservatives.
On March 9, 2023, Breitbart News reported that Visa and Mastercard reversed course amid backlash and announced they would no longer immediately begin tracking gun and ammunition purchases.
But major credit companies now plan to use seller codes to track gun and gun-related sales to comply with California’s new law.of washington examiner I got it. The California law is expected to take effect in 2025.
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Congressman Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina) commented “Once again, credit card companies are attempting to track the information of legal gun owners. This is yet another far-left attack on Americans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms. It’s a terrible attack.”
Credit card companies are once again trying to track the information of legal gun owners.
This is another egregious attack by the far left on Americans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms.
— Congressman Richard Hudson (@RepRichHudson) February 13, 2024
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and also writes Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment for Breitbart News. He is also a writer and curator. He is a political analyst for Armed American Radio and a professional staff member for Pulsar Night Vision. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and completed his Ph.D. Military history focusing on the Vietnam War (Brown Navy), the U.S. Navy since its inception, the Civil War, and early modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. To get Down Range, you can sign up at breitbart.com/downrange. Please contact us directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
