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Wells Fargo Stems the Tide: Not a Bank’s Job to Set U.S. Gun Policy
Breitbart ^ | 4-15-2018 | AWR HAWKINS

Posted on 04/16/2018 4:41:47 AM PDT by servo1969

Wells Fargo stemmed the tide of the push for new financial restrictions on gun makers and sellers by stressing that it is not a bank’s job to set U.S. gun policy.

Wells Fargo believes firearm policy is a debate for Congress instead.

According to Reuters, Wells Fargo CEO John Shrewsberry said, “The best way to make progress on these issues is through the political and legislative process. In the meantime, Wells Fargo is engaging our customers that legally manufacture firearms and other stakeholders on what we can do together to promote better gun safety in our communities.”

Wells Fargo’s refusal to place new regulations or stipulations on legal firearm manufacturers represents a break with Citigroup and Bank of America. On March 23, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Citibank now requires customers who own gun stores to stop selling long guns to anyone under the age of 21 and to quit selling “high-capacity” magazines as well.

They also ask gun stores to refuse to sell any gun until an extended background check comes back conclusive, even though federal law recognizes that a federal firearms license holder can legally sell a gun if a check lasts three days and no incriminating evidence against the would-be buyer is found.

Last week, Bank of America made clear they will no longer loan money to manufacturers that make “military-style firearms.”

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; banking; finance; stagecoachlogo; wellsfargo; wildwest
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1 posted on 04/16/2018 4:41:47 AM PDT by servo1969
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To: servo1969

This looks very “Starbucky”.


2 posted on 04/16/2018 4:42:58 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: Celerity

So WORST Fargo finally got one right?


3 posted on 04/16/2018 4:49:07 AM PDT by shelterguy (Bigdeal)
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To: shelterguy

Hard to have a stagecoach on the logo and not pay homage to the shotgun.


4 posted on 04/16/2018 4:58:33 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: servo1969

“...place new regulations or stipulations on legal firearm manufacturers represents a break with Citigroup and Bank of America.”

Thought after the gay cake thing it was determined businesses could NOT select who they choose to do or not do business with.


5 posted on 04/16/2018 5:05:12 AM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: shelterguy
I used to HATE WF, especially when it was Wachovia.

They've been doing it right lately.

6 posted on 04/16/2018 5:06:08 AM PDT by AAABEST
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To: servo1969
Bravo for John Shrewsberry! Another clear thinking American who has refused to join the mindless stampede of anti-gun nuts.


7 posted on 04/16/2018 5:08:33 AM PDT by yoe
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To: shelterguy

“So WORST Fargo finally got one right?”

No, Starbucks said the same thing and we even gave them an “Open carry day” back in ... what was it.. 2013 ?

Then they turned around and told us to pound sand.


8 posted on 04/16/2018 5:09:00 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: servo1969

If Christians are required to bake the cake, why aren’t bankers required to make the damn loan?


9 posted on 04/16/2018 5:10:26 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Celerity

Wells Fargo is a French word meaning....there is a fee for that.


10 posted on 04/16/2018 5:11:36 AM PDT by shelterguy (Bigdeal)
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To: jughandle

Race-based redlining is illegal.

Political redlining is not.


11 posted on 04/16/2018 5:12:02 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: ptsal

Exactly.

Firearms were the only thing that kept them in business, otherwise the old west OUTLAWS would have picked them clean.


12 posted on 04/16/2018 5:19:26 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: servo1969

Among the other TBTF banks Wells Fargo stands out as a predatory criminal enterprise.


13 posted on 04/16/2018 5:22:22 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: shelterguy
So WORST Fargo finally got one right?

No, they didn't.

From the article;

Wells Fargo believes firearm policy is a debate for Congress instead.

Wells Fargo is on better ground than BOA BUT any debate in congress over "firearm policy" is unconstitutional.

14 posted on 04/16/2018 5:29:20 AM PDT by upsdriver
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To: servo1969

This needs to be strengthened by legislation prohibiting banks and credit cards from becoming politicized. Libertarian objections make no sense when the left is trying to get a stranglehold on our livlihoods.


15 posted on 04/16/2018 5:36:34 AM PDT by Socon-Econ
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To: servo1969

Thank you Wells Fargo. I’ve been banking there since 1991. You’ll keep my business.


16 posted on 04/16/2018 5:50:14 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: ptsal

“I’ll take the reins. You take shotgu...er...bucket of rocks.”


17 posted on 04/16/2018 5:53:36 AM PDT by moovova
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To: shelterguy

Wells Fargo is still shutting down merchant credit card processing accounts for gun stores... this is blatant misdirection by saying they will hold a gun stores money ... they just won’t process credit cards for them


18 posted on 04/16/2018 6:16:19 AM PDT by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: moovova

...the bucket of rocks have been deposited at the offices of MSNBC and CNN...


19 posted on 04/16/2018 6:25:53 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: willyd

Wells Fargo is the worst bank I have ever dealt with.

I had a truck loan with them once. They called to say I missed a payment. Say what? The wife would sell a kidney before she would be late on a bill. So I call them back and say I have the cancelled check in my hand that you cashed a month ago.

Their response...We don’t care. Wire the money right now or it goes on your credit report. I became impolite after that. I introduced them to some construction guy language. Never heard from them again.


20 posted on 04/16/2018 6:32:12 AM PDT by shelterguy (Bigdeal)
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