Mastercard, Visa , Put Decision to Track , Gun Shop Purchases on Hold.<br />ABC reports that both Visa and Mastercard <br />have paused their plan to track <br />purchases made at gun shops.<br />ABC reports that both Visa and Mastercard <br />have paused their plan to track <br />purchases made at gun shops.<br />The decision comes as a major <br />win for Conservative groups and <br />advocates of the Second Amendment.<br />Meanwhile, the decision represents <br />a bitter defeat for gun control groups.<br />According to supporters of tracking gun purchases, <br />the decision would allow authorities to see potential <br />red flags prior to a potential mass shooting. .<br />Major pushback was received after the <br />announcement by Visa and Mastercard to implement <br />a separate merchant code for gun shop purchases. .<br />Major pushback was received after the <br />announcement by Visa and Mastercard to implement <br />a separate merchant code for gun shop purchases. .<br />ABC reports that the pushback aimed <br />at the payment networks primarily came <br />from the gun lobby, as well as GOP politicians.<br />Attorneys general representing 24 GOP <br />states threatened legal action against the <br />payment networks if the plan moved forward.<br />Visa and Mastercard came to <br />the correct conclusion. However, <br />they shouldn’t just ‘pause’ their <br />implementation of this plan—<br />they should end it definitively, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, via ABC.<br />According to Visa, the threat of legal action was <br />at least partially responsible for the company <br />putting the implementation on hold.<br />According to Visa, the threat of legal action was <br />at least partially responsible for the company <br />putting the implementation on hold.<br />There is now significant confusion <br />and legal uncertainty in the payments <br />ecosystem, and the state actions <br />disrupt the intent of global standards, Visa, via statement
