Discover Card to Begin Tracking Gun Purchases in April!

[The Legion]

https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/03/02/discover-to-track-gun-purchases/

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.”

The code for tracking gun purchases was approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in September 2022, and an ISO representative indicated, “The decision to use the new merchant category code is eventually left up to the users in the industry.”

[Grayfox54]

Its my understanding that this new ISO code doesn't track gun purchases directly. Its for any purchase at a store that sells guns. For example if you go to Bass pro and buy a new fishing rod, that sale will get the same code as buying a gun. As would buying camping gear. I really don't think its that big a deal. 

[bersaguy]

If the Feds want to know what you bought, believe me they will have no problem finding out quick enough......JMHO

[gregintenn]

.gov already has your info when you fill out a 4473. I wonder what Discover gets out of this. You know they aren’t doing it just out of curiosity.

[jpx2rk]

1 hour ago, gregintenn said:

.gov already has your info when you fill out a 4473. I wonder what Discover gets out of this. You know they aren’t doing it just out of curiosity.

  Think back to what BOA did regarding J6.

[bersaguy]

That's why I brought up what they are trying to do to force that new money on all Americans. They are wanting total control of everyone and the almighty dollar is what people depend on to live. If they have that control they can shut down your bank account with a push of a button......JMHO

[Johnny Rotten]

2 hours ago, gregintenn said:

.gov already has your info when you fill out a 4473. I wonder what Discover gets out of this. You know they aren’t doing it just out of curiosity.

Wolverines

[Grayfox54]

40 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

If they have that control they can shut down your bank account with a push of a button.

They can already freeze your bank accounts. I don't see where this would be any different. 

[deerslayer]

37 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

That's why I brought up what they are trying to do to force that new money on all Americans. They are wanting total control of everyone and the almighty dollar is what people depend on to live. If they have that control they can shut down your bank account with a push of a button......JMHO

...or control how many guns you can buy, who is buying too much gasoline, or who is hoarding up more money than is allowed.  Sounds like something from George Orwell, but there are politicians in office today who would do this tomorrow if they could get away with it.  

[Alleycat72]

4 minutes ago, Grayfox54 said:

They can already freeze your bank accounts. I don't see where this would be any different. 

You can shut down a bank with the push of a button. Well several keys on a keyboard to be more precise. 

[bersaguy]

Has anyone noticed that none of the main stream news networks have mentioned a word about this but it is all over the internet?

[deerslayer]

10 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

Has anyone noticed that none of the main stream news networks have mentioned a word about this but it is all over the internet?

MSM is little more than the PR wing of the DNC.  

[gregintenn]

1 hour ago, bersaguy said:

Has anyone noticed that none of the main stream news networks have mentioned a word about this but it is all over the internet?

The media is among the most formidable foes we face today. It isn’t what they tell you that’s the problem. It’s what they don’t! 

[gregintenn]

2 hours ago, jpx2rk said:

  Think back to what BOA did regarding J6.

No idea. Could you refresh my memory?

[-boatman-]

46 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

No idea. Could you refresh my memory?

I was going to ask the same thing.

 

[FUJIMO]

52 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

No idea. Could you refresh my memory?

 

5 minutes ago, -boatman- said:

I was going to ask the same thing.

 

They handed over credit card information of clients to the FBI that were tied into JAN 6. In other words, if you paid for lodging in DC anywhere around that date and used a BOA card you could have your purchase history used as evidence. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by FUJIMO

[-boatman-]

OK, thank you.

[peejman]

Credit card companies already categorize and track all your purchases. They provide it as a service. That data has been able to be subpoenaed and used as evidence for a long time.  This is nothing new.