The International Organization for Standardization, which sets standards for payment transactions, has approved the creation of a special code for gun stores to use when processing credit or debit card transactions. Visa and Mastercard had resisted the code but said they will adopt it.
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"Following ISO's decision to establish a new merchant category code, Visa will proceed with next steps, while ensuring we protect all legal commerce on the Visa network in accordance with our long-standing rules," the payment processor said in a statement.
