O'Rourke calls on banks, credit card companies to stop backing 'assault weapons' sales

[liskddksil]

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says banks and credit card companies are helping to enable the epidemic of mass shootings across the country.

O’Rourke in a Wednesday announcement urged banks and credit card companies to start refusing to provide services to some gun buyers and manufacturers, expanding on his sweeping gun reform proposals in the wake of mass shootings that have rocked the nation in recent weeks.

The former congressman is urging the financial institutions to stop providing services for the sale of assault weapons.
He also is calling on banks to refuse their services for the sales of firearms online or at gun shows where background checks are not required, asking the services be suspended until universal background checks become law.

“However inadvertent or deliberate, credit card companies and banks profit off of those who terrorize our communities. And we know that in this moment, no one can sit on the sidelines. Everyone has a responsibility to do their part,” O’Rourke said in an email to supporters.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/461051-orourke-calling-on-banks-credit-card-companies-to-stop-supporting-sales-of

[greymattermom]

1. So if you try to buy a gun with a credit card at a gun show,

would that show up on the background check you need for your job?

[snowybirdie]

2. Last time I checked

Private banks and credit card companies were part of the free enterprise system. We start dictating what kind of things they allow for purchase will be the day we lean toward dictatorship. This is not a winning proposal. We need to win over voters, not scare them with such unenforceable plans.

[greymattermom]

3. So are employers.

So could they refuse to hire anyone who owns an assault weapon? It's not a protected group.

[Amimnoch]

4. Last time I checked, urging companies and legislating compaines

Are 2 completely different things.

We use public support for boycotting certain companies because of ties or contributions all the time.

Pretty symbolic only as even if Banks/lending institutions agreed, identifying transactions of such a nature would be near impossible to actually effect.

As long as he doesn't go into pushing for legislation or executive order for such, it's still well within the tenants of free enterprise.

[liskddksil]

6. Like how we cheered when Delta cut ties with the NRA for its Sky Miles program nt

[BlueMississippi]

5. Go Beto!!! nt