Citibank latest corporation to virtue signal

[Old Dog]

I just put my $50 donation to NRA-ILA and $50 donation to NRA-PVF on my Citi card. So take that Citi!! I may even put some shooting supplies on it before I send them a letter to close my 2 card accounts.

 

[87iroc]

I can't kill my cards right now due to moving toward a house purchase...but I will cancel them after we get moved. And tell them why

 

[1401king]

So does anyone know a good credit card company to switch to? Citi is/was my primary card.

 

[cordex]

You'll have to let us know what, if any, reply you get!

As of now:

From Subject Date/Time StatusMore Information
******** Citigroup's firearms policies 03/23/18 11:13:08 AM unread

 

[CraigAPS]

As of now:

You sent it on a Friday. I'd assume you won't hear anything until midweek at the earliest.

 

[spencer rifle]

Here's ours:

We have been loyal customers for many years, but must now reconsider. Since you think it necessary to impose unconstitutional restrictions on law-abiding citizens, I wonder how long it will be before you choose to restrict other legal purchases in your striving to convince the loud leftist minority that you think "correctly."


I can only assume that, since 18-21 year olds aren't mature enough to handle firearms, that you will immediately cease from extending them credit in any form.


You will find you have to pay a price in cash for leftist virtue signaling. We will soon be looking for a card that is not associated with a politically-correct corporate culture. I hope you will reconsider before that happens.

 

[actaeon277]

Here's ours:

We have been loyal customers for many years, but must now reconsider. Since you think it necessary to impose unconstitutional restrictions on law-abiding citizens, I wonder how long it will be before you choose to restrict other legal purchases in your striving to convince the loud leftist minority that you think "correctly."


I can only assume that, since 18-21 year olds aren't mature enough to handle firearms, that you will immediately cease from extending them credit in any form.


You will find you have to pay a price in cash for leftist virtue signaling. We will soon be looking for a card that is not associated with a politically-correct corporate culture. I hope you will reconsider before that happens.

Tried to rep you.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Tried to rep you.

Got him.

 

[cordex]

You sent it on a Friday. I'd assume you won't hear anything until midweek at the earliest.

Dear Cordex;

We appreciate your business.

Citi announced a new U.S. Commercial Firearms Policy, effective
immediately, that promotes the adoption of current best practices
regarding the sale of firearms.

Consumers may legally purchase a firearm with a Citi credit or debit
card

The policy is centered around best practices which already have wide
public support. Under this new policy, we will require new small
business, commercial and institutional clients and credit card partners,
whether co-brand or private label, to adhere to these current best
practices:
(1) they don?t sell firearms to someone who hasn?t passed a background
check;
(2) they restrict the sale of firearms for individuals under 21 years of
age; and
(3) they don?t sell bump stocks or high-capacity magazines.

We have deep respect for those on all sides of this important debate.
Thank you for sharing your views.

Regards,

Helen
Sr. Account Specialist
South Dakota

Not really a direct response, but at the same time it is all the answer I need.

 

[CraigAPS]

Yeah, I assumed it'd be a form letter of some sort. I really doubted, regardless of how many emails they get disagreeing with their position, they'd say anything or ever admit they're wrong.

 

[dusty88]

Has Citibank defined a "High capacity magazine"?

 

[cordex]

Has Citibank defined a "High capacity magazine"?

Does it matter?

 

[djones]

I found this petition over at whitehouse.gov. Against Citi

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...fficial-credit-cards-united-states-government


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[jamil]

I told Citi to **** off years ago. Any further calls to **** off would be just for feelz.

 

[T.Lex]

Although this story is 6 weeks old or so, the topic recently came up for me.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/sta...el-heat-over-their-gun-stock-investments.html

I don't see this kind of thing as virtue signaling, but more a matter of elevating emotion above financial sense.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Although this story is 6 weeks old or so, the topic recently came up for me.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/sta...el-heat-over-their-gun-stock-investments.html

I don't see this kind of thing as virtue signaling, but more a matter of elevating emotion above financial sense.

The "other" side's entire repertoire of arguments is all based on elevating emotion over anything else. If they used logic, there would be no argument. My hope is that if any of these pensions/funds cave to the pressure and dump their gun stocks, then those gun stocks will suddenly show a meteoric rise.

 

[cordex]

Dear Cordex;

I am sorry that you have decided to close your account. You are a very
valued customer however I would be happy to assist you with that. There
are millions of Americans who use firearms for recreational and other
legitimate purposes, and we respect their Constitutional right to do so.
We have deep respect for those on all sides of this important debate.
Thank you for sharing your views.

We have closed your account at your request. If you would like to
consider reopening your account, please contact Customer Service.

Our Customer Service number is 1-800-950-5114. If you are outside the
U.S., you may call us by dialing the operator from a land line telephone
and requesting to place a collect call to the United States at
1-605-335-2222. Our telecommunication number for our hearing impaired
customers is 1-800-325-2865.

We sincerely thank you for your past business and we hope to continue
doing business with you in the future.

They were pretty quick on the closure and didn't make any effort to talk me into keeping the card.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Called and cancelled mine this morning. Had to spend all my points, first. She asked why I was leaving after 15 years and I filled her in. She said I have all sorts of offers I can go through but she was sure my mind was made up. I thanked her for saving us both a lot of time.

See ya Citi.