GOP AG warns credit card companies to comply with new state law banning tracking of gun purchases

[KellyinAvon]

Sounds familiar! Indiana passed a similar law this legislative session.

"The credit card companies have known this is coming and need to be prepared to comply with Tennessee’s new Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act the day it goes into effect," said Skrmetti. "If they are not able to do that, I will not hesitate to enforce the law duly enacted by the elected representatives of the people of Tennessee."

No doubt on this!!

In a letter to the credit card companies on Wednesday, Skrmetti said the proposal "came from American activists and politicians attempting an international end-run around our legislative process after their initial efforts failed to pass."

GOP AG warns credit card companies to comply with new state law banning tracking of gun purchases

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is sending a warning to three of the nation’s leading credit card companies concerning their plans to comply with a new Second Amendment law.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[dudley0]

Looks good on paper, but those are some massive and powerful companies.

I admit to not reading the article yet.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Looks good on paper, but those are some massive and powerful companies.

I admit to not reading the article yet.

With a lot of political pull. They bill that passed in Indiana doesn’t have the attorney general as the keeper of the hammer. It’s the banking inspectors, that was snuck in before the last hearing.

A representative from the Attorney General’s office (Corrine Young’s if I remember correctly) even said it should be the attorney General‘s office with oversight over this.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Somebody has an agenda. Headline screams it. Otherwise it would only say "AG warns..."

 

[bgcatty]

Hopefully our AG Rokita will enforce this law in Indiana.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Who is using credit cards for guns? Seems like an obvious no-no but I know the younger set runs their lives on them.

This legislation is important even if we do not use credit cards as it shapes the culture. Guns are scary and dangerous and those we must track "those people".

 

[BigMoose]

Who is using credit cards for guns? Seems like an obvious no-no but I know the younger set runs their lives on them.

This legislation is important even if we do not use credit cards as it shapes the culture. Guns are scary and dangerous and those we must track "those people".

Now I got the picture in my mind of him walking around an arms bazaar with wads of Schillings buying guns the rest of us could never afford..

And I know the Euro is a thing now.. But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good jest.

 

[bwframe]

California is set to track gun shop credit card sales as 17 other states pass laws that prohibit it

A California law will require credit card networks to provide banks with retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales.

abc7.com

 

[Mgderf]

California is set to track gun shop credit card sales as 17 other states pass laws that prohibit it

A California law will require credit card networks to provide banks with retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales.

abc7.com

I'd be willing to bet a challenge lawsuit was filed before the ink was dry on the new declaration.

 

[Tanfodude]

Who is using credit cards for guns? Seems like an obvious no-no but I know the younger set runs their lives on them.

This legislation is important even if we do not use credit cards as it shapes the culture. Guns are scary and dangerous and those we must track "those people".

I do. And I don't care.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Now I got the picture in my mind of him walking around an arms bazaar with wads of Schillings buying guns the rest of us could never afford..

And I know the Euro is a thing now.. But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good jest.

You know I use gold and palladium coins--Maple Leaves, Polar Bears, Pandas and Eagles.

 

[BigMoose]

You know I use gold and palladium coins--Maple Leaves, Polar Bears, Pandas and Eagles.

Yes that makes more sense.

 

[xwing]

Who is using credit cards for guns? Seems like an obvious no-no but I know the younger set runs their lives on them.

This legislation is important even if we do not use credit cards as it shapes the culture. Guns are scary and dangerous and those we must track "those people".

I've bought guns with credit cards in the past, and virtually always buy ammo with a credit card. Anything else would be a tremendous hassle when buying online.

It will be interesting to see what the credit card companies do, since some states are "requiring" them to track firearms and other states are "prohibiting" them from doing so. It would be nice if this law forces PayPal and some other processors to no longer deny firearm-related transactions.