For years many of us have used PayPal for payments on our websites. PayPal then had a change in policy which greatly restricted sales of firearms, knives and many gun accessories. Essentially PayPal became gun shy and steered away from more that one hundred million firearm owners or an estimated 3 billion dollar industry. At that point many people like us left & boycotted PayPal but many also stayed because there was no alternative.

Now there is an alternative to PayPal it is being brought to us by Ben Cannon.

GUNPAL is a transaction-neutral online payment system that allows easy transfer of funds to anyone with an email address. You can use GUNPAL to buy or sell any types of firearms or gun components, provided that the sale(s) comply with all federal, state, and local laws. GUNPAL requires that the merchandise or services you buy and sell be legal. GUNPAL also donates a portion of the proceeds from every transaction to a Non-Profit Organization of your choice. Funds stored in your GUNPAL account are covered by FDIC Pass-Thru insurance up to $100,000. Both the NRA and Calguns Foundation employ GUNPAL to handle Charitable Donations.

We have had our own experience with GunPal and its staff and let me reassure you that support is paramount. Both account support and their developer support is great. They are more than happy to answer any questions that you may have and will answer expediently. To give you an idea we submitted a support ticket on Sunday morning and received a reply by Sunday afternoon. Also as mentioned, we have been dealing with their developer community and all support members have been a pleasure to work with.

So to anyone in the gun industry looking for a payment processor, look no further. http://www.gunpal.net is your answer.

PayPal™ is a Trademark of eBay, Inc.

Dec 20, 2009

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