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I find it really disturbing that the federal government can do an end-run around the 2nd Amendment by putting the squeeze on banks and payment processors via th
by waffle_ss 11y ago
I find it really disturbing that the federal government can do an end-run around the 2nd Amendment by putting the squeeze on banks and payment processors via the DoJ / FDIC to shut down bank accounts of firearms retailers and prevent them from processing credit cards. Regardless of how you feel about firearms, it's still a Constitutionally-protected right.
(Noticing that "weapons and munitions" are on Stripe's prohibited businesses list and the corresponding category in Operation Choke Point)
- jacquesm 11y agoIf you think that is disturbing then you should wonder how the rest of the world feels whenever America decides that its local laws should be applied in foreign countries.
- waffle_ss 11y agoNot sure I follow the thread of logic, but I do find quite a lot of what the US government does both at home and abroad disturbing - if not sometimes illegal and/or immoral - and am acutely aware of how that reflects negatively on us American citizens. That includes your example.
- spacemanmatt 11y agoAnd yet, the 2nd amendment only covers our right to keep and bear, not our right to the business apparatus necessary to make them practical and affordable in modern times.