Tag: firearms payments

Firearms & Tactical

ATF Would Remove the 2024 Gun Dealer Presumptions, Including One Tied to Merchant Accounts

An analysis of ATF's plan to drop the 2024 engaged in the business presumptions, including one tied to merchant services, and what it means for gun marketplaces and payment providers.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial
Firearms & Tactical

Firearm Industry Trade Group Opposes ATF Plan for Remote Same-State Gun Sales

NSSF told ATF in August that remote same-state gun sales would weaken dealers' role as a first line of defense. An analysis of what the May 8 proposal requires and what it would mean for online FFL checkouts.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial
Card Network Programs

Firearm and Vape Merchants Need a Descriptor Check Whenever an Acquirer Changes Their MCC

When an acquirer moves a firearm or nicotine account to MCC 5723, 5993, or a new location record, Visa's April 2026 data rules and October 2026 dispute guide make the statement descriptor part of the change, with VAMP's 1.5% merchant line leaving little room for unrecognized charges.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial
Authorize.Net

Holiday Chargeback Prep When Auth-to-Capture Delays Stretch Across FFL and Backorder Queues

Firearm and other regulated merchants that authorize at checkout and capture after FFL transfer or backorder release need Authorize.Net's 30-day unsettled ceiling, NMI's processor-dependent auth windows, and tested reauth plus customer notices before holiday volume.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial