24 Republican Attorneys General Threaten Credit Card Companies Over New Code To Identify Gun Purchases

The Wall Street Journal reports:

Republican attorneys general of 24 states are warning Visa, Mastercard, and American Express not to move forward with their plan to add a new code to identify when purchases are made at firearms retailers. The attorneys general said in a letter that the card companies’ plan could lead to the misuse of consumer data and wouldn’t protect the public.

“Categorizing the constitutionally protected right to purchase firearms unfairly singles out law-abiding merchants and consumers alike,” their letter to the three companies says. The effort was led by the offices of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen.

In interviews, both Mr. Knudsen and Mr. Skrmetti said they could launch investigations into the companies if they moved forward with the gun-shop code.

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Visa, Mastercard and Amex recently decided to adopt a merchant code specifically for sales made at firearms retailers. A group of Republican attorneys general are warning the plan could lead to the misuse of consumer data. https://t.co/jOElBYgTeS

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