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14 August 2019

Visa: help stop the next mass shooting

: Video shows moment gunman opens fire on Gilroy garlic festival Sunday evening; 4 people killed (including suspected gunman), 15 others injured. [Warning: Potentially-distressing footage]


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I stopped posting the tragic stories of gun violence and mass shootings, mostly in the U.S., months ago. I no longer post my outrage and the inability and unwillingness of the American people to hold our government accountable for much of this violence because of the lack of national,  common sense gun laws. BUT I still participate in attempts to change our gun laws in an attempt to save some lives, to prevent some violence and support pressuring companies to do what they can to prevent more mass shootings. Please consider participating in this action calling on Visa to monitor and red flag excessive gun and ammo sales. From SumOfUs.....

Late last week, Visa's CEO brazenly compared stockpiling guns for a mass shooting to buying SODA:
We shouldn’t tell people they can’t purchase a 32-ounce soda.”
On live television, CEO Alfred Kelly defended the company’s decision to finance gun purchases--no matter how suspicious or erratic.
The reality is nearly two-thirds of the deadliest mass shootings were made possible by credit card spending sprees.
The Pulse Nightclub shooter's web browsing history even included searches about whether or why credit card companies stop purchases. He proceeded to open up three Visa cards and spent tens of thousands on ammunition and guns.
Last week, thousands of you helped raise a massive outcry in response to the CEO's heartless view of gun tragedies. But we need to keep the pressure up and show that we won't back down until Visa takes responsibility for its role in facilitating and profiting off the guns and ammo used in mass shootings.
Can you send a tweet to Visa's Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility?
Click here to tweet at the Visa VP using the hashtag #SonOfAGun and demand Visa do its part to stop erratic gun purchases.
If you feel like you’ve read this email before, it’s because you have. In the wake of yet more tragic mass shootings -- this time at a community festival in Gilroy, California, at a walmart in El Paso, Texas and outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio -- the pattern of shock, mourning, anger, and despair feels like déjà vu.
One brave survivor of Gilroy who hid under a table said "I thought I was gonna die.” He’s seven. This is our new normal -- but it doesn't have to be. Credit card companies have the power to help prevent future bloodshed. It’s up to us to call on Visa to take the threat of mass shootings seriously.
Join thousands of SumOfUs members who have already called on Visa to monitor credit card purchases for red flags associated with mass shootings.
Thanks for all you do,
Katie, Mark, Allison, and the team at SumOfUs



The US has one mass shooting a day, and in the last few days mass shootings have claimed lives in Charlotte, Baltimore, and San Diego. Mass shootings are often financed with credit cards.
Credit card companies like Visa have the power to stop mass shootings before they start. One simple change — reporting excessive, erratic gun and ammo purchases to law enforcement — could save hundreds of lives.
 SIGN THE PETITION 
I'll be honest. I should be devastated right now. I should be crying. But I'm pissed off.

I'm mad that in the last few days, communities in San Diego, Charlotte, and Baltimore had to watch the news and wonder if their loved ones survived a mass shooting. That families had to get a final text saying "I think I'm going to die" or "I love you so much."

I'm angry that Passover was overshadowed by terror and hate. That the US experiences one mass shooting a day. That this is still happening while countries like Australia, the UK, and New Zealand have restricted gun access in order to save lives. That we have been made to feel so helpless in the face of such tragedy.

If you, like me, are trying to find some good in this world right now, I want you to know that we aren't helpless. In fact, you've already helped make some powerful changes that have the NRA crumbling. You can help prevent more mass shootings by forcing corporations to act.

Tell Visa: Do your part to end the bloodshed. Report red flag purchases linked to mass shootings.
In the last decade, more than half of the deadliest shootings were financed with credit cards.

Credit card companies like Visa have the power to stop mass shootings before they start. One simple change -- reporting excessive, erratic gun and ammo purchases to law enforcement -- could save hundreds of lives.

Shooters often spend tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars on guns and ammo in the lead-up to their crimes — wildly unusual behavior that would be easy for Visa’s sophisticated software to spot. No one has any reason to buy that many guns or that much ammo.

And while credit card CEOs claim it’s not their job to flag customer purchases, the facts don’t back that up. Visa already reports big-ticket transactions with suspected links to fraud, money laundering, terrorism, and other crimes. It would be simple to add mass shootings to that list.

If you’ve ever gotten a fraud alert from your credit card then you already know how easy it is for credit card companies to spot and investigate suspicious activity.

You’ve already shown that you have the power to make companies cut ties with the gun industry. PayPal and Apple Pay block gun sales on their platforms, and United, Hertz, and countless others have ended their NRA discounts. Now you can push Visa to save lives too.

Together we can send a powerful message to Visa: Commit to reporting mass shooters’ deadly transactions.
Thanks for all that you do,
Katie, Allison, and the team at SumOfUs

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