Georgia Credit Union Bars Customers From Purchasing Guns With Their Own Money

Georgia United Credit Union recently updated their User Agreement — you know, that wall of text that your financial institution flashes at you from time to time and which few people bother to read. The catch: If you rely on Georgia United Credit Union for your purchasing tool, like, say, a debit card, you may no longer use that to purchase firearms, ammunition, firearms parts, or accessories, along with a host of other items.

Here are the relevant sections, under "Prohibited Payments:" The following types of payments are prohibited through the Service, and we have the right but not the obligation to monitor for, block, cancel and/or reverse such payments:... (5) ammunition, firearms, of firearm parts or related accessories; (6) weapons or knives regulated under applicable law;

The Georgia United Credit Union is, of course, not a governmental agency or institution; presumably (I'm not familiar with the particulars of Georgia's laws around financial institutions) they are free to allow or disallow whatever transactions their Board of Directors and/or CEO see fit. But given the nature of Georgia, particularly outside of Atlanta, this seems like a staggeringly bad decision that could have dire consequences for the credit union's bottom line.

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Iran Bombs U.S. Consulate in Iraq, Takes Credit in Massive Escalation

In what is a massive escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, Iran reportedly bombed a U.S. consulate in Northern Iraq on Monday. Several videos have gone viral claiming to show the moment of impact, though confirmation of their authenticity is still being gathered. The consulate was just one of eight different locations targeted, according to sources inside Iraq.

Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting the "headquarters of spies" and "anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region" with ballistic missiles. Coalition forces also shot down three drones near Erbil airport in Iraq, the source said.

What makes this so unique compared to past attacks is that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has taken direct credit for the attack. Normally, you'd see these kinds of assaults carried about by Iranian-backed proxy militias, and Iran itself would be careful to not be caught with its hand on the button. In this case, the IRGC isn't leaving anything to the imagination, saying they were targeting "headquarters of spies" while striking at "anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings."

How will the Biden administration respond to this?

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