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Eh, possibly, but I suspect it's not just money.

https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-shootings-new-york-c...

Visa and Mastercard were getting pressure from New York officials to put firearm purchases into their own category, something that the gun control advocates say could help stop potential mass shooters by red flagging large gun purchases. The initiative was stopped by Republican politicians and other lobbyists.

https://apnews.com/article/mastercard-visa-guns-second-amend...

Paypal IIRC also won't process payments for anything firearm related.



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