Thu Sep 22, 2022 – 10:06 am EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The attorneys general of 24 states have demanded that Visa, Mastercard, and American Express rescind their decision to track gun store purchases following pressure from leftist activists and politicians.
The major corporations announced they would follow the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) announcement on September 9 to create a new merchant code for gun stores.
“As our respective States’ chief legal officers, we are tasked with protecting the constitutional rights of our citizens, defending our consumers from privacy intrusions and other abuses, and enforcing antitrust laws,” the letter stated. “Accordingly, we share our concerns and ask that you take immediate action to comport with our consumer protection laws and respect the constitutional rights of all Americans.”
“Recently, the ISO voted to create a Merchant Category Code for gun stores to use when processing credit and debit card transactions,” the attorneys general wrote. “The move was prompted by years of pressure from ideologues and accomplished via an application by the union-owned Amalgamated Bank. Troublingly, some of you have already begun implementing this new policy.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, for example, thanked the financial institutions for
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