City Hall press conference Monday on credit card companies

[livingston]

Glen beck just had a talk on Credit cards and Gun purchases. They are trying to incorporate international standards (bottom line..) No gun or ammo purchases. A bill was put out by E . Warren ... Visa seemed to be rejecting this. ... However they have caved...

Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales​

NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting
Visa said it would adopt the International Organization for Standardization’s new merchant code for gun sales, which was announced on Friday. Until Friday, gun store sales were considered “general merchandise.”

“Following ISO’s decision to establish a new merchant category code, Visa will proceed with next steps, while ensuring we protect all legal commerce on the Visa network in accordance with our long-standing rules,” the payment processor said in a statement.

Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales

Payment processor Visa Inc. says it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops. The move disclosed Saturday marks a major win for gun control advocates.

apnews.com

 

[livingston]

I have no doubt in my mind that in a few years one will not be allowed to purchase anything firearm related with a charge card. We will all have a social credit score. Owning a gun will make one a very undesirable person. ... This could be being put on a no fly list. One will pay several points higher to get credit, Perhaps even being employed . will become a problem... These folks will use any means to disarm the population.

 

[livingston]

EXPOSED: This is EVERYONE who pressured for "Special Codes" for YOUR FIREARM and AMMO purchases...​

 

[livingston]

UNACCEPTABLE: "Special Code" for FIREARM and AMMO for "blocking transactions in such a category"...​

In today's episode of the Bullet Points, we dive further into the can of worms that is this new "special code" for firearms and ammo purchases. The path is becoming clear on how this became effective. This is completely a Democrat operation and brought to us through cowardice.

 

[livingston]

U.S.

New way to track suspect credit card sales of guns and ammo approved by international organization​

Credit card industry representatives have cleared the way for a new means of tracking firearm and ammunition purchases, a move that supporters say will help flag suspicious sales and reduce gun crime.

The International Standards Organization, which sets rules across the financial services industry, agreed to create a new merchant category code for gun and ammunition retailers at a meeting this week, and announced the decision Friday. The decision came amid mounting pressure on credit card companies by Democrats in Congress who urged the code's creation.

New way to track suspect credit card sales of guns and ammo approved by international organization

A CBS News investigation found credit card companies initially resisted the proposal.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[livingston]

From the comments section from above you tube

iDrone​

19 hours ago
Look beyond the obvious. Step 1 is to create this code and create a tracking system. Which will include debit card purchases to I think since most debit cards from the big 3 can be used for either debit or credit. Step 2 will be to coerce CC companies to deny sales for that merchandize code. Kind of like what they have done with UPS and FedEx to deny shipping of guns or gun parts. The long game is much worse than what we are seeing now.

 

[LibertyWins]

Will online stores accept prepaid CCs?

I use privacy.com to secure ALL online purchases. Been using them for years. It's basically a burner card, one-time use virtual credit card. It is connected to my bank account, but all the purchases made with my privacy.com cards show up under the category "personal" to my bank. You can use any name and any zip code with their virtual cards.

Using cash is definitely the way to go for in-person purchases, but obviously not all purchases are going to be in person.

 

[Cavalry]

Its my understanding that the vendor code is based on the core of the business. Jimmy Bobs Guns would be marked as a gun retailer, but what about a true mixed merchandise vendor? Walmart, Runnings, Cabellas etc?

 

[Saltwater60]

Its my understanding that the vendor code is based on the core of the business. Jimmy Bobs Guns would be marked as a gun retailer, but what about a true mixed merchandise vendor? Walmart, Runnings, Cabellas etc?

They will not be marked as a gun seller or gun store.

 

[libertysnake]

I grew up in Brooklyn in the 60s/70s. At at that time, it was mostly working/lower class, but everyone always seemed to have plenty of money around.

Learned over the years that there were many people who operated their entire lives on the margins of legit society. My parents were professionals, and were always straight-up, but they seemed to be the only ones.

Not that there was really a ton of illegal activity going on. Did not have to be. These were not the people who had a thirst for much that had to be satisfied through a true black market. These were decent hard working people, but they just thought differently. Cash income, paid with cash, very little if anything on paper. Your word was good enough.

My grandfather worked at a Ford/Linc/Merc car dealership in Howard Beach, Queens. He used to tell stories of suitcase cash for an entire Lincoln Continental. Buying a car is completely legal, so he was good. Where the cash came from was none of his business.

Some items were acquired through 'falling off the truck' but mostly, things were gotten by 'knowing a guy' or 'paying wholesale' or whatever. I was young then, so it all seemed like a mystery world. But to them, it was very real.

Bottom line was that you could get anything you wanted, most of it was legal enough so that no one cared. But it was all bought and sold in such a way that the buyers and sellers could rest easy knowing that although no-one really cared, no-one really knew anything either.

Cash is king, baby.

 

[spat]

The answer is simple.


Repeal GCA '68 and go back to guns shipped COD to your door..

 

[LibertyWins]

This is literally the reason why cryptocurrency like Monero/XMR (a privacy coin) was invented. If it was more widely adopted, it would work. Of course then it would only be a matter of time before governments illegalize privacy coins too -- but still, truly decentralized privacy-centric crypto, if done right, can make a world of difference in the face of tyrannical nonsense.

 

[gunpoliticsny]

Mayor Adams, Elected Leaders Hail ISO's Approval of Application to Create new Merchant Category Code for Gun and Ammunition Sellers​

 

[FRB]

Will online stores accept prepaid CCs?

yes, and even better is using an online virtual card... I use this one, works great:

Privacy.com Virtual Cards – Secure, Temporary Cards

Protect your financial life with Privacy.com Virtual Cards. Create secure, temporary card numbers to prevent fraud and control your online spending.

privacy.com

I use this for places that require a CC for a subscription. I only fund a specific card for one subscription amount. No automatic renewals this way when I do not want one. Some places make it very hard to cancel a subscription - privacy to the rescue!

 

[FRB]

Paywall... xxxx NY Times too! Liberal rag! Lol

Let me introduce you to Brave browser and its Speedreader feature, cut through paywalls most of the time.

https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045031392-What-is-Speedreader-

Also try hitting the ESC key when loading paywall protected pages are broken through sometimes with that too!

 

[Acer-m14]

 

[livingston]

All Your Firearm and Ammo Purchases Are Now Being Tracked & Flagged!!!​

 

[ManualF150]

MSN

 

[livingston]

MSN

Surprised MSN is allowing this line of thought...

 

[Cooolone]

Cash is King... That is all!

Next they'll be required to record your license plate too...