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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums24 GOP A G's warn Visa, AmEx, and Mastercard about a code that identifies purchases at gun stores
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
(2,173 posts)So the free market is king according to these idiots, until they dont like it. Private enterprise can do what they want and they hate government regulations.
Love seeing ammosexual tears
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(13,120 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)Its only fair they catch some of it.
ShazzieB
(16,435 posts)"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
(28,209 posts)Celerity
(43,422 posts)Initech
(100,085 posts)And please, go shove that shall not be infringed bullshit where it dont shine! K thanks!
Buns_of_Fire
(17,183 posts)Said the manager at the "Happy Endings R Us" massage parlor.
Ferryboat
(922 posts)And they have no problem with that. Only nutjobs are upset.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)For the privacy of women to get the healthcare they want and need.
Unbelievable!