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Pre-Approved! NYC gun retailers will now have merchant category codes for tracking

By Dean Moses Posted on September 12, 2022
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Elected officials celebrated the International Organization for Standardization’s passage of the merchant category code for guns and ammunition retailers at City Hall on Sept. 12. Photo by Dean Moses/amNY File

New York City officials took to the steps of City Hall Monday to celebrate the enforcement of gun merchant category codes.

The International Organization for Standardization has approved the creation of a merchant category code for gun retailers following an application by Amalgamated Bank for standalone gun and ammunition stores. This will allow firearms purchased with credit cards to be tracked in hopes of preventing mass shootings.

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Pre-Approved! NYC gun retailers will now have merchant category codes for tracking

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