A new credit card code is a first step toward preventing gun violence, advocates say

A new 'merchant code' for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations to its usefulness — including that most guns in the U.S. aren't bought at such outlets.

– are general sporting goods stores that sell fishing gear, camping supplies and clothing alongside firearms.. People often buy guns from family members or friends, from private sales online, or at gun shows.In a 2016 Department of Justice survey of people incarcerated in federal and state prisons

"You can imagine, for example, it raising some flags if an individual purchases multiple guns every week," said Jacob Charles, a law professor at Pepperdine University who specializes in firearms law.Does your rewards card know if you're pregnant? Privacy experts sound the alarm

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