Mon Sep 26, 2022 – 4:06 pm EDT
FLORIDA (LifeSiteNews) – The state of Florida has threatened to penalize companies which track gun store purchases, following the decision of major credit card companies to separately categorize such transactions.
“If we come to the legislative session and companies like Visa, Mastercard and American Express are generating these reports to create a chilling effect against the purchase of firearms, then I’ll work with the Legislature to pass a law penalizing businesses who are targeting the right to bear arms,” said Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis in a statement Wednesday.
Patronis’s warning came on the heels of announcements by Visa, Mastercard, and American Express that they will adopt a “merchant category code” for firearms stores, which was adopted by the International Organization for Standardization earlier this month, according to Reuters.
The new code, in turn, was a capitulation to pressure from liberal politicians and gun control groups, who celebrated its enactment as the fruit of their efforts.
“We are grateful that the International Standards Organization has heeded our call to create a new merchant category code for firearms and ammunition sales,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams
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