LAS VEGAS—The mom-and-pop concession stand on a northern Iowa lake rented boats, sold snacks and beverages, stocked bait and tackle, and offered visiting fisher folk tips on where to cast a line.
In the fall, it sold shotgun shells for the hunters who replaced the boaters and anglers during deer seasons, making it worthwhile for the concession to stay open into late November.
For that, the small business was essentially shut down without notice other than a message from its electronic transaction processor stating, “We can’t do business with you” because its corporate policy prohibits sales involving firearms or ammunition….