Posted on 03/02/2023 6:18:24 AM PST by lowbridge
Beginning in April 2023, Discover will become the first credit card issuer to track gun purchases made by their cardholders.
On September 11, 2022, Breitbart News noted that Visa caved to pressure from gun control groups and New York Democrats, agreeing to flag gun and ammo purchases via a new sales categorization. The Associated Press observed that Mastercard and other major credit cards also agreed to flag gun sales.
On March 2, 2023, the Independent Journal Review (IJR) reported that Discover will be first among credit card companies to track gun sales, inasmuch as the company will begin doing so in April.
IJR explained, “Anyone using a Discover card to make a purchase in a gun store will have that purchase tracked, beginning in April.”
There are over 55 million Discover cards in usage, so a lot of information on gun purchases can be gathered via that one company.
Reuters pointed out Discover Financial Services was ahead of Visa and Mastercard in February 2023, noting that Discover would “allow its network to track purchases at gun retailers come April, making it the first among its peers to publicly give a date for moving ahead with the initiative, which is aimed at helping authorities probe gun-related crimes.”
Discover told Reuters, “We remain focused on continuing to protect and support lawful purchases on our network while protecting the privacy of cardholders.”
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Thank you :)
Somebody had to be pretty creative to come up with this howler. Pay cash.
Just don't pay over $600 and then fail to report it or the IRS'll get you.
Probably hide IF you are a Dem/Commie...Conservative, not so much...SOMEONE knows those charges
They may soon “Discover” what happens to a business that alienates over half os their customers…….genius
There is no rule where an individual has to report using cash to pay for a product.
There are rules where businesses have to report certain cash transactions they receive.
I looked at some of those card benefits...does not say anything about privacy in benefits...FWIW...
Did you also not read where many perks are kept secret?
Do you now wonder why perks would need to be secret?
Protecting your associations is one of the biggest perks that could be offered to people who can by anything. Think it through.
I am not doubting you...the rich have many unknown benefits...blood transfusions from healthy 18 yr olds, special blood bank (probably), saline shots, PEMF beds, hydrobaric tub, non vaxxed pilots, etc.
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