Anyone using a Discover card to make a purchase in a gun store will have that purchase tracked, beginning in April.

“We remain focused on continuing to protect and support lawful purchases on our network while protecting the privacy of cardholders,” Discover said in a statement, according to Reuters. …

Visa, Mastercard and American Express have said they will abide by the new rule.

[Use cash or checks, I guess, when buying your next firearm. I don’t make many such purchases — I’m pretty happy with my existing firearms — but I’d still resent the idea that purchases made in consonance with an enumerated constitutional right are being tracked by either government or financial institutions. The Left might get unhappy if the same system was put in place to track abortifacients, cannabis, adult-store purchases, etc. — Ed]