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That sucks, reckon will be best to use cash.

I remember when that came out, but I don't think it was ever implemented. The story and video is from March of 2023.

I sell Halloween size sniker bars for $500 a pop. No refunds.
However they do come with free guns.

Old news, this is off the table for now

Yeah, this story was out six months ago, or more.

Meanwhile, ebt users just have their cigarettes and beer rang up under "groceries" at the corner gas station.

Now it is being reported on Fox that credit card companies may track these purchases in California. It was scuttled last year for the rest of the country, but now it is coming back up for California specifically. Go figure.

But, but, but….I get POINTS!

What’s it going to take for people to realize credit cards aren’t your friend?

I think I'll use my Costco (Citi) rebate to buy a new gun.

That's what I have understood also... CA only.. For now.

I believe Texas made that illegal, and a handful of other states have done the same.

I read an article a little while ago about Germany doing the same thing to keep track of the far right..

Please correct me if I am mistaken.

I thought the code only indicated that the retailer was a purveyor of sporting goods. For instance, Sportsman's Warehouse purchases are coded as such. But the code does not indicate whether the item purchased is a scope, a handgun, a rifle, shoes, coat, or an ATV.

Again, correct me if wrong.

I believe there is a specific MCC code for firearms and ammunition stores/purchases. I am not sure what it is, but that is what they are referring to.

It's a year old story and none of the proposal went into effect, but please continue debating fake news.

So, again, it is a code to identify the retail establishment? Rather than a code to identify the specific item purchased?

The MCC code for Sporting Goods stores is 5941. The proposed MCC code for Firearm and Ammunition purchases was 5723. I am not sure if they will still use that code for California, but that is what it was when this was first published. It can be a code for the entire store or specific purchases.

One of the issues was how to apply the code to purchases. For example: If someone bought a firearm and golf balls in the same payment transaction what happens? The merchants such as WalMart and others like BassPro or Cabelas were to use the 5723 code at their firearms terminals as I understood it.

Goes into effect in 2025. Hopingly it gets a court challenge.

Cash??? You all heard of cash? FRNs? Problem solved?