, New York Democrat lawmakers, and Gabby Giffords’ gun control group, Giffords, had all urged Visa to make this move.
Mastercard and American Express are redoing their merchant categorization for gun sales too, and Mastercard went so far as to praise Congress for the gun control laws that legislators passed earlier this year.a statement from Mastercard in which the credit card company said: “We understand and appreciate the significant policy imperative in reducing gun violence and see the recent bipartisan action in Congress as a positive step.
A man looks at cases of firearms in the halls of the Indianapolis Convention Center on Thursday, April 25, 2019, where the National Rifle Association will be holding its 148th annual meetings. In a letter to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express dated September 13 Hawley wrote, “I write to express serious concern with your decision to separately categorize gun-related purchases from other retail transactions made with your payment cards that so firearm purchases can be more easily tracked.”
He noted, “This new system is ripe for abuse and brings to mind similar policies of Big Tech companies and payment processors that have targeted law-abiding Americans for engaging in constitutionally protected activities. I urge to you to immediately reverse course.
Wouldn’t use a card to buy anything politically controversial. Cash is king baby!
How is that a college educated men can be so willfully ignore Nothing in the 2A prevents any1 frm tracking Gun purchases BTW the 2nd was written by men for men not God we r not a theocracy
Like the democrats say a workaround the constitution. These companies are set up to serve all citizens. While they are private they have to work under regulations set by congress. Make them pay
'Fascism should rightly be called corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power.' - Benito Mussolini This is not the only example of fascistic initiatives lately. Here are three more: -Vax mandates -ESG -Bank refusals to finance oil and gas projects
News flash: Gun stores are adopting a cash-only policy. Now antigun forces are moving to ban cash.
Use cash only
Look who is talking. The one running away from the MAGA crowed on Jan 6th. When will he be considerate of his fellow Americans and tell the truth.
Given this is a business decision of responsible financial institutions who have no desire in participating in gun running the government should have no say in it. Typically Hawley only is concerned in defending the constitution for the criminals rather than victims
Maybe because they are tired of seeing children killed!
Because the Do Nothing Republicans cannot fix anything, they only know how to give TAX BREAKS to the RICH!
Because this pussy won’t
Cash always works
GOP: ‘We don’t like being tracked.’ Also GOP: ‘Spy on your neighbors - like it’s 1980s, Communist Romania - and you could win a $10,000 bounty!’ GFYs 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
Brave Josh Hawley.
When you quote Josh Hawley, you are showing your lack of education.
AWRHawkins If they track gun purchases and provide the information to government agencies or engage in some conduct that infringes on the SecondAmendment, they may create 'state action' sufficient to be repeatedly dragged into 2Amendment litigation. Good deep pockets.
Oh be quiet Josh.
They do the same with food, restaurants, pharmacy and about 30-40 other categories.
Use cash. Problem solved.
Money is theirs, you just borrowing it with each sale, so yeah they have all the rights to track as they see fit. Dont like it Dont use Credit Cards...simple
They already had all of that information in their system when a transaction was made.....So why is Josh getting so bent out of shape.....But then again maybe he plans to use that shuffle again....
But “job creators”
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) warns that The Lochness Monster, Big Foot and The Mothman have formed an alliance to destroy America or something.
I’ll drop my card.
Monitoring transaction for firearms is not in the constitution. It just says you have the right to have them. No mention of hiding transactions.
Credit cards without interest to the second amendment rates are good for me. If that can happen I'm jumping in.
humbleguy36 I doubt many criminals buy their guns at a sporting goods store using their Visacard
It is the guys behind the curtain, Blackrock, Fidelity and Vanguard who own most of the shares who determine the plan, narrative and agenda. Disarm the population and they are easy to control. America is the line - HOLD THE LINE
Your gun will be put on the list first to take for confiscation when you cannot pay your taxes(87000 IRS)They will have a record of this.They are busy making everyone poor with inflation-not drilling for oil + giving your tax money to Ukraine.They will collect them one at a time
they track all purchases by category. Always have. And what happened to gop free market philosophy HawleyMO?
Cash only!!!
Back to Cash!
SenHawleyPress Women's feminine products purchases are tracked, birth control and pregnancy tests Every time anyone makes a noncash purchase they're tracked but the MAGAs didn't care until it was about guns Eff your gun rights, women are taking back their bodily autonomy VoteBlue2022
SenHawleyPress Why is he interfering with businesses? Their company, their rules.
Sounds like only criminals should be concerned.
They are because they are extraordinarily liberal. Working there is one mind thinks alike and it's all left leaning even as they rake in the $$$. Think east/west coast companies squeezing the very people who make them rich. RTP needs to come fast.
Cash
Braveheart_USA Use cash for…
Question if it’s a sporting goods store that sells firearms how do they distinguish the difference between purchasing camping equipment or a gun? They just change the amount due. You get a written receipt but the charge just shows amount
Unconstitutional. Violates the individual expectation of privacy (SCOTUS established standard, Ref: 4th Amendment).
These card companies are WEF aligned globalists and part of the reset
Pay with greenbacks
I am sure if they were tracking payment to Doctors for terminations, he would be just fine
Guess what, they track ALL purchases, not just your precious pew pew’s.
Pay with cash.