New gun store tracking code deputizes private firms to do government’s bidding
Summary by Reason
Putting gun stores in a special category doesn't fight crime or mass shootings, but it does serve as politically motivated surveillance.
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Credit card companies will adopt new sales code for gun transactions
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN US credit card giants said they will implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers, which gun control activists say will help flag potential mass shooters and gun traffickers. The International Organization for Standardization, based in Geneva, approved the code on Friday. The system will separately categorize sales
Credit card companies choose virtue signaling with gun purchase changes
On Saturday, Visa, the world's largest payment processor, announced it would categorize sales at gun shops with a separate merchant code. Mastercard and American Express are doing likewise. Before this last weekend, gun store sales were considered "general merchandise."
‘Orwellian’: New Gun Sales Tracker Opens The Door To ‘Privatized Government Surveillance,’ Experts Say
A newly approved system for the financial services industry to track gun purchases could lead to "privatized government surveillance," according to experts.
'Orwellian': New gun-sales tracker opens door to 'privatized government surveillance'
By Gabe Kaminsky
Daily Caller News Foundation
A newly approved code intended to track purchases at firearms stores could lead to a situation akin to “privatized government surveillance” of Americans, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) makes global standards for business transactions and approved the creation of a new merchant code for gun stores to use when processing credit an…
