Citibank terminates CDNN for firearm sales!

[NeWcS]

Everyone should outraged by this:

Citi Merchant Services drops firearms distributor
January 7, 2008

CREDIT CARD PROCESSING COMPANY REJECTS FIREARMS INDUSTRY

REFUSES TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS . . . Citi Merchant Services and First Data Corp. are refusing to process any credit card transactions between federally licensed firearms retailers, distributors and manufacturers -- a move which will severely limit available inventory of firearms and ammunition to military, law enforcement and law-abiding Americans.

The first company to be affected by this decision appears to be firearms distributor CDNN Sports Inc.

"We were contacted recently by First Data/Citi Merchant Services by a June Rivera-Mantilla stating that we were terminated and funds were being seized for selling firearms in a non-face-to-face transaction," said Charlie Crawford, president of CDNN Sports Inc. "Although perfectly legal, we were also informed that no transactions would be processed in the future, even for non-firearms. I find this very frightening."

To voice your concern to Citi Merchant Services and First Data Corp., please contact June Rivera-Mantilla at 631-683-7734 or her supervisor Robert Tenenbaum at 631-683-6570.

To change to an NSSF-affiliated credit card processing program, contact Payment Alliance International at 1-866-371-2273 (ext. 1131).


From Citi's letter to CDNN Sports:"Keep in mind that a violation of the Gun Control Act occurs when a gun offered online is sold to an individual in another state; the act prohibits selling a handgun to a resident of another state. Shipping accross state lines is also banned, yet guns for sale reach people accross hte country. We at Cit Merchant Service are nable to monitor or track adherence to these Gun Control laws."
June Rivera-Mantilla
letter to CDNN: http://www.nssf.org/share/images/letter.jpg



How sad that now credit card companys are trying to police the people.

[tsr]

This must be some kind of a joke. Citi* can't be this stupid...

[BadShot]

Out of curiosity, what's the source of the story? Not doubting it, just want to get this posted a few other places.

[xr2]

I just concluded a transaction with CMMG. No problems here.

[7idl]

I just cancelled my citibank MC (just before christmas).. I had been a customer since 1985, but they tried to pull some stupid shit on me with finance fees (and I carried a zero balance) I told 'em to FOAD. they could care less.

seems like I did the right thing

[cleaner72]

I saw this in my NRA alerts


http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Fe...d.aspx?id=3358

[cleaner72]

Everyone should outraged by this:

From Citi's letter to CDNN Sports:"Keep in mind that a violation of the Gun Control Act occurs when a gun offered online is sold to an individual in another state; the act prohibits selling a handgun to a resident of another state. Shipping accross state lines is also banned, yet guns for sale reach people accross hte country. We at Cit Merchant Service are nable to monitor or track adherence to these Gun Control laws."
June Rivera-Mantilla
letter to CDNN: http://www.nssf.org/share/images/letter.jpg

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Whats bs is their are flat out wrong on the shipping across state lines and selling to a person out of state, as long as you go through a FFL dealer your good to go.

[HunterCO]

Guys they have been doing this for many years this is not the first time. 4-5 years ago they canceled the account of a Nevada gun dealer because "he dealt in guns". He was a licensed FFL who by law would have to do back ground checks on every single gun he sold.

You all must have missed my post about Home Depot credit cards, Citi-Nazi bank is the financial institution that Home Depot uses.

If you have a Home Depot CC you are supporting them and infact you best find out who the rest of your credit cards are coming from.

Citi Bank can kiss my arse!!

[w748]

Just recieved a couple of S&W pistol mags from CDNN that I paid for online with a citi card on Monday. When is this supposed to have started?

[HunterCO]

Just recieved a couple of S&W pistol mags from CDNN that I paid for online with a citi card on Monday. When is this supposed to have started?

It is late and I am not going into detail but let me say it has nothing to do with your card. Other than the fact your supporting a anti-gun business.

CDNN simply changed merchant accounts so it has nothing to do with them not accepting citi bank cards. It has to do with citi bank dropping them as a merchant.

but hey keep useing that citi bank card Sarah, Rosie and the rest of them love you for it.