New York City officials want the nation’s credit card companies to help them track down gun buyers who may be helping to exacerbate the city’s problem with gun violence.
Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and Attorney General Letitia James urged on Tuesday that credit card companies improve their tracking of gun sales.
The appeal also comes from pension trustees and is being aimed at three of the largest companies, Visa, American Express, and MasterCard in hopes of tracking suspicious activity, such as large purchases of firearms or ammunition that could be used to commit crimes, through an established merchant category code (MCC).