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Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Mar 9, 2023

Newest development Mar 10, 2023 · 2 reportsUnder legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales

Visa and Mastercard paused their decision to start categorizing purchases at gun shops.

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  1. Names this update

    Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    Visa, MasterCard Pause Work On Code Aimed At Tracking Gun Purchases (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Visa and MasterCard have paused efforts to implement a merchant code that would identify firearms and firearms related purchases Thursday.

  2. CBS News

    Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Visa and Mastercard paused their decision to start categorizing purchases at gun shops.

  3. Breitbart News

    Visa and Mastercard Drop Plans to Track Gun Purchases (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Visa and Mastercard have halted their plans to use a new merchant code to track gun purchases.

  4. FOX Business

    Visa, Mastercard, Discover pause work on code that would track gun purchases (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Major payment processing companies have paused work on a plan to track when cardholders make purchases at gun stores, dealing a blow to gun-control advocates.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, Mastercard and Visa pause plan to track gun sales (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Matt Egan, CNN Visa, Mastercard and Discover announced they will pause a plan to implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers after political pressure from Republicans.

  6. CBS News

    Visa, Mastercard put tracking of gun shop purchases on hold (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The move is a significant win for conservative groups and Second Amendment advocates who said tracking gun shop purchases would inadvertently discriminate against legal firearms purchases.

  7. WMUR

    Under legal threat from GOP lawmakers, credit card companies pause plan to track gun sales (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Visa, Mastercard and Discover announced they will pause a plan to implement a new merchant category code for the nation's gun retailers after political pressure from Republicans.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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