AG Schmitt Joins Coalition Opposing Credit Card Code for Gun Sales
September 21, 2022 9:38AM CDT
FILE – In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. Schmitt announced Wednesday, March 24, 2021, that he’s making a bid for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
(MissouriNet) -Missouri’s Eric Schmitt is one of two dozen attorneys general accusing major credit card companies of violating Second Amendment rights.
The Attorneys General sent a letter to the CEOs of American Express, Mastercard and Visa “vehemently” opposing their decision to apply a separate Merchant Category Code identifying sales at U-S gun stores.
Attorney General Schmitt said in a statement, “Missourians value their Second Amendment rights, and oppose any attempts to create a de-facto gun registry.”
The letter contends that the system will unfairly target law-abiding merchants and consumers without aiding public safety.
