24 GOP A G's warn Visa, AmEx, and Mastercard about a code that identifies purchases at gun stores

[yortsed snacilbuper]

AGs from 24 states sent a letter threatening to take action over a new merchant code for gun stores.

The move follows the International Organization for Standardization's recent vote to create the code.

All three credit-card companies recently said they have adopted the standard.

Gun rights advocates, including the NRA, have expressed concerns that the new merchant category code would effectively create a gun registry, and put gun owners at risk.

This would "create the obvious risk that law-abiding consumers' information will be leaked, discovered, hacked, or otherwise obtained and misused by those who oppose Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights," per the letter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/24-gop-attorneys-general-warn-visa-amex-and-mastercard-about-using-a-code-that-identifies-purchases-at-gun-stores/ar-AA12b6Zi?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EE04&cvid=eb6f261c04144967f6812ee3590211d2#image=AA12aKgh|9

[yankee87]

1. Aww, feelings hurt?

So the free market is king according to these idiots, until they don’t like it. Private enterprise can do what they want and they hate government regulations.
Love seeing ammosexual tears

[live love laugh]

2. Bullshit. This doesn't take away their precious gunz.

[alwaysinasnit]

3. Yup, keep biting the hands that give large campaign contributions.

[Phoenix61]

4. Those companies helped create this s@&t storm.

It’s only fair they catch some of it.

[ShazzieB]

5. Oh, ffs.

"Gun rights advocates, including the NRA, have expressed concerns that the new merchant category code would effectively create a gun registry, and put gun owners at risk."

Oh, the horror! Quick, somebody go find me some pearls to clutch!

Seriously: Dude. Save the drama for your llama, and quit pretending that it wouldn't be a very good thing to have a record of who owns which killing machine. For, you know, investigating crimes and stuff.

This disingenuous crap really grinds my gears. 😠

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Just because it's a gun store, doesn't mean it's a gun purchase. What about Dicks/Wal*Mart guns?

[Celerity]

7. from the article

They said using a merchant code for gun stores would be an inaccurate method for keeping track of firearms purchases. "This categorization would not recognize the difference, for example, between the purchase of a gun safe and a firearm. Nor would it capture firearm purchases made at department stores, resulting in arbitrarily disparate treatment of "gun store" merchants and consumers."

[Initech]

8. Fuck off, 2A nuts. Mass shootings are out of control. Something has to be done!

And please, go shove that “shall not be infringed” bullshit where it don’t shine! K thanks!

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. "I'm sorry, Mr. AG, it appears your card has been canceled."

Said the manager at the "Happy Endings R Us" massage parlor.

[Ferryboat]

10. Just purchasing a hunting license will enter you into a government database

And they have no problem with that. Only nutjobs are upset.

[madinmaryland]

11. WOW! Gun nutters expecting privacy for their fucking gun, but not

For the privacy of women to get the healthcare they want and need.

Unbelievable!