Is Your Bank Loaded?

Dear Ally,

I am a customer of Ally, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by Ally should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a C in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using Ally credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Fiona Hill, Corporate Philanthropy,

I am a customer of Bank of America, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by Bank of America should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a C in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using Bank of America credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Eva Radtke, Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Communications,

I am a customer of Bank of New York, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by Bank of New York should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a D in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using Bank of New York credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Angela Solomon, Corporate Social Responsibility,

I am a customer of Capital One, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by Capital One should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a D in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using Capital One credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Citi,

I am a customer of Citi, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by Citi should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a B in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using Citi credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Goldman Sachs,

I am a customer of Goldman, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by Goldman should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a C in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using Goldman credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Robert Sherman Head of Media Relations, US,

I am a customer of HSBC, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by HSBC should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a C in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using HSBC credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear Marc Hazelton, Global Head of Public Relations,

I am a customer of State Street, and I’m writing to urge you to stop supporting the firearm industry and the extremist gun lobby.

In particular, I am asking you to require all retailers to transmit details of gun sales and flag suspicious purchases of firearms, particularly if they come from “bad apple” gun dealers. Credit cards issued by State Street should never be used in a suspicious purchase.

I was surprised to learn that you earned a C in an analysis of banks and their connections to the gun industry. Let me be clear: as your customer, I expect you to do better. You can visit this site to learn the simple, practical steps you can take to earn a better grade: https://isyourbankloaded.org/take-action/

Until our nation adopts strict laws that make firearms significantly harder to get and begins to regulate the gun industry and its products, I do not want my hard earned money funding gun manufacturers or political organizations that lobby for a guns everywhere for everyone agenda.

That's why I'm asking you to issue a public policy against doing any new business with firearms manufacturers and establish a process for flagging suspicious gun purchases through your credit cards. Mass killers should not be able to amass small arsenals using State Street credit cards.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]

Dear SunTrust,

I am a customer of SunTrust and am aware that you are seeking to merge with BB&T to create a new financial institution called Truist Bank.

I am asking you to live up to your own mission of “being a responsible, sustainable business” and “a truly purpose-driven bank.” Please pledge that the new Truist Bank will not engage in business relationships with the gun industry until it can be fundamentally reformed and that it will help create new technological systems for flagging suspicious gun purchases.

Doing so would dramatically strengthen the communities you serve and would be remarkably consistent with the brand story behind your new effort. As you note on the Truist website, the new brand “reflects a shared belief in building a better future for our clients and communities” and “innovating and building new technology.”

Let me be clear: as a customer, I expect you to live up to your publicly stated values.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[ Your Name ]