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Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it [View all]
https://apnews.com/article/gun-stores-firearms-mass-shootings-credit-cards-abe3a28ea7117340d9a4a8bcde3693fe(vidro, photos, links, at source)
Should gun store sales get special credit card tracking? States split on mandating or prohibiting it
A national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores.
BY DAVID A. LIEB
Updated 12:37 AM EDT, June 30, 2024
Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales.
But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of specific gun shop codes.
The conflicting laws highlight what has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s newest gun policy debates, dividing state capitols along familiar partisan lines.
Some Democratic lawmakers and gun-control activists hope the new retail tracking code will help financial institutions flag suspicious gun-related purchases for law enforcement agencies, potentially averting mass shootings and other crimes. Lawmakers in Colorado and New York have followed California’s lead.
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A national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores.
BY DAVID A. LIEB
Updated 12:37 AM EDT, June 30, 2024
Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales.
But new laws will do the exact opposite in Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee and Wyoming by banning the use of specific gun shop codes.
The conflicting laws highlight what has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s newest gun policy debates, dividing state capitols along familiar partisan lines.
Some Democratic lawmakers and gun-control activists hope the new retail tracking code will help financial institutions flag suspicious gun-related purchases for law enforcement agencies, potentially averting mass shootings and other crimes. Lawmakers in Colorado and New York have followed California’s lead.
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