Posted on 09/17/2019 8:51:47 PM PDT by Beave Meister
Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke says a dearth of new gun control laws is no excuse for inaction by banks and credit card companies.
The Democrat took to Twitter on Thursday to blast financial institutions for not acting in the absence of legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump.
“Credit cards have enabled many of America’s mass shootings in the last decade — and with Washington unwilling to act, they need to cut off the sales of weapons of war today,” he began a series of tweets. “Banks and credit card companies must: 1. Refuse to take part in the sale of assault weapons. 2. Stop processing transactions for gun sales online & at gun shows without background checks. 3. Stop doing business with gun & ammo manufacturers who produce or sell assault weapons.”
The former Texas congressman’s commentary, which included an online petition, did not define “assault weapons” and appeared to use it in reference to cosmetic features on rifles.
Semi-automatic weapons are available to civilians while fully automatic weapons are reserved for military personnel.
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Someone ought to pursue an effort to stop Beto from using any Visa, Mastercard or American Express bank transactions as his unAmerican, anti-constitutional efforts are dangerous to the well being of our republic.
huge legal exposure. impossible to implement. even more impossible to enforce. actually illegal to monitor.
we live in china when that happens.
So he is saying you can’t spend your money? I buy gas on with my debit card. Its my money! Once the Green BS gets rolling, no gas for you? Eventually they will push it to the brink and we all will have to duck and cover whether we have a fire arm or not. This jerk is going to get himself a load of Buckshot up his butt by some really pissed off crazy.
There is a work around for this, but it will cost a few more dollars, and of course some will whine, but if you really want a particular firearm you will get it. You go to a gun show and there is a firearm you want. So the bank won’t honor a credit card purchase. However you can go to a bank which will charge a fee but will advance you a cash loan on most credit cards. Get the cash loan, go back to the gun show and buy your gun.
In the days of the old West, they just hung horse thieves. Probably gun thieves as well.....
“Why do his stories all start with “Beto demands”
Because he is a little Dictoprick.
You look at what Beto did in his past - the bizarre band, giving his wife baby poop and calling it guacamole, writing a story about driving over children - and you get the impression that he may just be a Satanist.
Several banks / credit card companies have already banned gunsellers. Small step for them to ban buyers.
Personally I use cash.
And yeah, the “online” and “gunshow” “loopholes” never existed. Is a bald face lie by all who mention them.
My Goodness! This man is an anti-christ before his time, as others have been. Be thankful Beto has not the power to inflict an iron will over this United States at this time.
Don’t worry. It’s just the cocaine and meth talking while he’s on the trail.
Once he’s elected, he’ll quit those drugs and be a great Presnent and leader for his billionaire father in law and heiress wife.
[why can’t this guy just leave well enough alone? He married into money despite criminal convictions and the mentality of a drunk freshman, served his wife baby poop on a cracker as a joke, ate dirt to get in touch with his spiritual side, fled from police pulled over for drunk driving, and was an aspiring furry with a punk band. Just go away and live your debauched life of luxury without us, Bobby O’Rourke]
He’s competing with obama for Gun Salesman of the Year.
Friendly reminder.
He’s telling you what the other candidates won’t admit in public. But they believe wholeheartedly.
We’re going to have a civil war. It is inevitable.
Here’s an idea: Credit card companies should refuse to process campaign donations to socialist candidatess, and banks should refuse to give accounts to socialists of all kinds.
They are a much bigger threat to the nation in general and the banks in specific than legal gun buyers / sellers are; The socialists hate capitalism, which is what makes banks operate profitably.
Free Citizens of the United States of America demand that Beto O’Rourke get his ass kicked and then take a class about learning the meaning of the US Constitution.
You have a point, but there’s a ton of money in gun sales. Most folks on think of this as me or you going on Gunbroker to put another gun in the safe. What could be called the peripheral transactions are all the accessories, ammunition, targets, training aids, etc etc. I know quite a few guys that got their FFL’s. Not a lot of money to be made in selling a gun. A ton of money to be made in selling some Magpul swag. The CC companies would be giving up millions.
You can bet Frito has all the bank CEOs wetting and dirtying their Huggies.
We should be thinking the Long Game, and who is going to replace Trump in 2024...
2020 is a lock.
Which is a good thing.
Someone needs to cut off Beto
Nough already , out of that pinhead. Nough
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