Attorneys general from Tennessee, Montana and 22 other states warned credit card companies a plan to track gun purchases could violate consumer protection laws.
Credit card companies initially resisted going along with the International Organization for Standardization’s plan to create the gun store-specific code, rejecting a similar plan last year, stating that they "believe that asking payment networks to serve as a moral authority by deciding which legal goods can or cannot be purchased sets a dangerous precedent." Knudsen blasted the credit card companies for their about-face on rejecting the plan.
"It’s extremely disappointing to see credit card companies cave to pressure from international bodies and adopt this measure that will do nothing to improve public safety,"Knudsen said in a statement. "Instead, it invites potential future invasions of consumer privacy and further coordination between corporations and government agencies to erode Americans’ fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., right, listens as Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration for