{"id":119372,"date":"2019-12-03T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T21:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=119372"},"modified":"2019-12-03T16:26:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:59:58","slug":"virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/wexton.gif\" alt=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\" class=\"wp-image-119373\" \/><figcaption><em>Jennifer Wexton believes her bill will circumvent the partisan divide on gun rights. (Photo: Jennifer Wexton Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A U.S. Congresswoman from Virginia is proposing a bill that would direct the federal government to identify the best way to track gun purchases using information obtained from credit card companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Jennifer Wexton claims her <a href=\"https:\/\/wexton.house.gov\/sites\/wexton.house.gov\/files\/Gun%20Violence%20Prevention%20Through%20Financial%20Intelligence%20Act.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases\" title=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act<\/a> will allow federal agents and financial institutions to flag suspicious activity that indicates impending domestic terrorist attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBanks, credit card companies, and retailers have unique insight into the behavior and purchasing patterns that can help identify and prevent mass shootings,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/wexton.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-wexton-introduces-bill-bring-financial-intelligence-bear-fight-against-gun\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases\" title=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">press release<\/a>. \u201cWe know that financial intelligence can be an effective tool to combat gun violence in the same way it is for money laundering, human smuggling, and fentanyl trafficking. The red flags are there&#8211;someone just needs to be paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill compels a branch of the Treasury Department called\nthe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to obtain retail-level\npurchase information from credit card companies to figure out the best way to identify\npurchasers who might be planning an attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If FinCEN can collect enough data on gun purchases, the agency will issue an \u201cadvisory\u201d informing financial institutions about the best ways to monitor and report those purchases. If FinCEN determines that the data collected is insufficient, they must submit a report to Congress detailing the process and identifying barriers to data collection.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second Amendment Foundation Founder Alan Gottlieb called the bill &#8220;disgusting&#8221; in an email to GunsAmerica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Allowing government to track private financial spending on our credit cards is the worst kind of invasion of privacy that I have ever seen proposed by an elected official,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She should be removed from office not only for violating our Second Amendment rights but for violating a host of our other rights and freedoms as well.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/20-virginia-counties-2a-sanctuaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases\" title=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\">\u2018They\u2019ve Awoken a Giant\u2019: 20+ Virginia Counties Become 2A Sanctuaries Overnight<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters of the legislation believe Wexton\u2019s bill can\ncross the divide between pro- and anti-gun camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt seems like moderate middle ground that privacy and Second Amendment advocates should be able to meet in the middle on,\u201d Joseph Moreno, a financial services lawyer, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmond.com\/news\/virginia\/wexton-bill-would-use-credit-card-data-to-track-firearms\/article_ab32156d-8ae9-5892-bbb4-68c87731357e.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases\" title=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Richmond Times-Dispatch<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re not talking about banning any kind of purchases or a federal registry.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the bill fails to describe what kinds of patterns\ncompanies and agencies might look for or how to differentiate gun enthusiasts\u2014who\noften purchase multiple firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a\nshort period of time\u2014from legitimate terrorist threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/bills-virginia-anti-gunners-enact\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"virginia-bill-credit-card-companies-track-gun-purchases\" title=\"Virginia Congresswoman Proposes Bill Empowering Credit Card Companies to Track, Report Gun Purchases\">Here\u2019s the List of Bills Anti-Gunners Plan to Enact in Virginia<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It also doesn\u2019t acknowledge the difficulty inherent in\ntracking gun <em>and <\/em>gun accessory\npurchases across thousands of companies and retailers nationwide. Accessories\nlike body armor, night-vision goggles, optics, and powerful flashlights might\nbe used for nefarious purposes, but they are also used by thousands of\nlaw-abiding gun owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation is supported by Everytown for Gun Safety and co-sponsored by Democratic Reps. Don Beyer (Va.), Tony C\u00e1rdenas (Calif.), Sean Casten (Ill.), Gerry Connolly (Va.), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Madeleine Dean (Pa.) and Alcee Hastings (Fla.), and by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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