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2022-09-03 -Land of the Free

Pension Officials Petition Credit Card Companies to Track Firearm Purchases

[Conservative Daily News] Pension officials in New York City and California have petitioned Visa, Mastercard and American Express to use their technology to track gun purchases, letters obtained by Reuters revealed.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander petitioned Mastercard and American Express to add a "merchant category code," a four-digit code attached to transactions that identifies what sort of transaction they are, specifically for gun purchases, Reuters reported. Lander was joined by a California State Teachers’ Retirement System portfolio manager in making a similar request to Visa, according to Reuters.

The letters, sent Aug. 29, noted that specialized businesses like bowling alleys had a unique merchant category code but that "banks and payment networks cannot readily identify sales made by standalone gun and ammunition retailers," Reuters reported. A Mastercard representative told Reuters that the company supports "all legal purchases while protecting the privacy and decisions of individual cardholders."

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-03 11:52|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Pensions are depositors, not lenders. They have no liability in how those deposits are used. This is pure gibberish to create an anti-2A intimidation and intelligence system for a STASI government.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-09-03 12:16|| 2022-09-03 12:16|| Front Page Top

#2 They should send back a message telling them where to stick that request.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-09-03 13:43|| 2022-09-03 13:43|| Front Page Top

#3 but they won't.

Posted by Chris 2022-09-03 14:04|| 2022-09-03 14:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Gun retailers should run a special: buy this plastic holding case and get this firearm free.

Posted by Airandee 2022-09-03 15:02|| 2022-09-03 15:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Use cash to purchase guns and ammo.

Posted by Xyz 2022-09-03 15:44|| 2022-09-03 15:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Firearms Texas takes Paypal, 'send money to a friend'.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-03 22:42|| 2022-09-03 22:42|| Front Page Top

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