New way to track suspect credit card sales
of guns and ammo approved by international organization
Posted By: EQKimball, 9/10/2022 1:12:48 PM
Credit card industry representatives have cleared the way for a new means of tracking firearm and ammunition purchases, a move that supporters say will help flag suspicious sales and reduce gun crime. The International Standards Organization, which sets rules across the financial services industry, agreed to create a new merchant category code for gun and ammunition retailers at a meeting this week, and announced the decision Friday. The decision came amid mounting pressure on credit card companies by Democrats in Congress who urged the code's creation.
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New way to track suspect credit card sales
of guns and ammo approved by international organization 12 replies
of guns and ammo approved by international organization 12 replies
Credit card industry representatives have cleared the way for a new means of tracking firearm and ammunition purchases, a move that supporters say will help flag suspicious sales and reduce gun crime. The International Standards Organization, which sets rules across the financial services industry, agreed to create a new merchant category code for gun and ammunition retailers at a meeting this week, and announced the decision Friday. The decision came amid mounting pressure on credit card companies by Democrats in Congress who urged the code's creation.
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Partial transcript as follows:
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WARNER: Well, Margaret, I remember, as most Americans do, where they were on 9/11. I was in the middle of a political campaign
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Is this the segue to Congress levying an annual, modest personal property tax on firearms? It would be no more of an infringement on the Second Amendment than the original sales tax on the same merchandise, but you would need thousands of armed IRS agents to search for and seize unreported assets.