{"id":177129,"date":"2023-03-15T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T20:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=177129"},"modified":"2023-03-15T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:42:32","slug":"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC_Companies--1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"Credit cards splayed out.\" class=\"wp-image-176563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC_Companies--1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC_Companies--400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC_Companies--150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC_Companies--768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CC_Companies-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<em>Photo: NSSF<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Democrats in Washington, D.C. are urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pave the way for financial institutions to adopt a new merchant category (MCC) code so that they can monitor and flag firearm and ammunition purchases.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved the&nbsp;MCC code last year.  Major credit card companies &#8212; including Visa, Mastercard, and American Express &#8212; were on pace to implement the new code until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lawmakers-saying-not-so-fast-on-credit-card-gun-store-tracking-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">Republicans stepped in to stop them<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)&nbsp;are hoping to get the rollout back on track with the assistance of the DOJ and Dept. of Treasury.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sens. Menendez and Warren sent the following letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland this week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Y1S-OR0UHn7qjhrRBfsJ0LJzP-Irpr09\/preview\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMCCs are four-digit numbers that identify the type of business processing a financial transaction \u2013 such as grocery stores, department stores, and hardware stores,&#8221; wrote the senators in the letter dated March 15, 2023.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-attorney-general-moves-to-block-atf-pistol-brace-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">Texas Attorney General Moves to Block ATF Pistol Brace Rule<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Previously, gun and ammunition stores were categorized as sporting goods stores or miscellaneous general merchandise stores,&#8221; they continued.  &#8220;We strongly support the new MCC code for gun and ammunition stores\u2026We believe the new MCC code has the potential to help reduce gun violence and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If financial institutions begin using the new code, they will report any &#8220;suspicious activity&#8221; to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincen.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">Financial Crimes Enforcement Network<\/a> (FinCEN).  What qualifies as &#8220;suspicious activity&#8221; is not quite clear.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>We urge Treasury and DOJ to quickly publish any policy advisory, enforcement guidance, and other materials needed by financial institutions, retailers, and law enforcement as the new MCC code is implemented for gun and ammunition stores,\u201d&nbsp;added the senators in their letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">New DOJ Survey Results Throw Cold Water on Universal Background Checks, \u2018Assault Weapon\u2019 Ban<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also ask Treasury, with input from the DOJ, to issue guidance to financial institutions regarding circumstances that should prompt financial firms to file a suspicious activity report about transactions they suspect are related to trafficking in firearms, money laundering proceeds from trafficking in firearms, or other criminal activity,&#8221; they continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with Sens. Warran and Menendez, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-N.M.) also endorsed the letter.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2016 Prison survey conducted by the DOJ found that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">majority of criminals do not obtain their firearms<\/a> through legal channels.  Only about 10 percent, for example, purchased guns at retail locations.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the survey results showed criminals resort to theft, the black market, straw purchasers, borrowing from other criminals, stealing from crime scenes, etc. to arm themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This raises questions about who this tracking system is really targeting.  Because even with the MCC code in place, the 10 percent of criminals who buy guns from FFLs could easily circumvent the system by using cash.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/leaked-fbi-documents-equate-militia-violent-extremists-with-2a-advocates\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">Leaked FBI Documents Equate \u2018Militia Violent Extremists\u2019 with 2A Advocates<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s worth pausing for a moment to ask, how many criminals actually have good credit in the first place that Visa or Amex would issue them a card?  How many criminals have credit cards?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, suppose for sake of argument all 10 percent actually had good credit and used their respective CCs. There is no guarantee whatsoever that their purchases would qualify as &#8220;suspicious activity&#8221; and warrant a notification to FinCEN.  None.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in truth, what this MCC code is designed to do is track the everyday sale of small arms to law-abiding citizens in good financial standing.  Because, it could be argued that, what those in power really want to know is who among us shoots and trains and buys guns and ammo frequently.  The &#8220;bulk&#8221; buyers and &#8220;stockpilers&#8221; is probably who they&#8217;re after, who they want to flag and monitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is why do they want access to this information?  Maybe it&#8217;s because they view active and enthusiastic 2A practitioners as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/leaked-fbi-documents-equate-militia-violent-extremists-with-2a-advocates\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">&#8220;domestic extremists&#8221;<\/a> or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytowns-answer-to-armed-extremism-ban-open-carry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\">armed extremists<\/a>.&#8221;  Maybe it&#8217;s because they think we&#8217;re the enemy.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your thoughts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Update:  <\/strong>We reached out to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry trade association, for comment.  Here&#8217;s what Mark Oliva, NSSF&#8217;s managing director of public affairs told us via email: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Senators Menendez and Warren aren\u2019t looking out for anyone but their gun control special interests by demanding the federal government use its authority to force credit card companies to use a voluntary code that was approved by an international organization. These senators know that the only reason they, and others, pursued this code was that it would have allowed them to circumvent federal law and create a back-door firearm registry, and put law-abiding Americans on government watch lists simply for exercising their fundamental Constitutional rights. This plan is beyond Orwellian and the senators\u2019 demands reveal they have no respect for the Constitution, rights to privacy or the free exercise of commerce in America.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"dems-urge-doj-and-treasury-to-push-financial-institutions-to-flag-gun-purchases\" title=\"Dems Urge DOJ and Treasury to Push Financial Institutions to Flag Gun Purchases\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats in Washington, D.C. are urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pave the way for financial institutions to adopt a new merchant category (MCC) code so that they can monitor and flag firearm and ammunition purchases. 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