After Visa and Mastercard paused work on a merchant payment code (MCC) to detect gun sales in the United States, a coalition of Democrat attorneys general condemned the move on Thursday.
Both Visa and Mastercard, the two largest credit card firms in the United States, confirmed to The Epoch Times last week they would halt work on the category code as a number of states have advanced legislation that would restrict its usage. Because of the legislation, it would cause confusion and inconsistency, the firms said.
The code, aimed at identifying firearms sellers, would identify the type of store where consumers shopped, though not the individual items they bought. Gun rights groups said that it would represent a serious breach of privacy and also potentially lead to infringements on Americans’ Second Amendment rights….