I've seen this happen to a lot of businesses around all kinds of arms, even if not directly selling weapons, but doing training, etc. I've also seen social media figures who are prominently politically oriented face similar issues with donation platforms due to pressure from payment processors/cc companies.
It's really icky to say the least. There's plenty of groups I'd love to see debanked on a personal level... that said, I think it's entirely wrong for anyone not breaking domestic laws where they are.
Becuase guns have higher protections, more stringent seller regulations, and advocacy groups. In some localities, things like swords can be illegal to own. The dealers generally don't need a special license. With guns, you have an FFL which is heavily regulated. So as a payment processor, there's a greater chance that a merchant selling a sword might be violating the law than an FFL selling a gun. Then the advocacy groups for guns are much more active than the ones for knives and swords.
you could have just said advocacy groups and be done with it. That's all that matters, someone who can yell loudly when they try to ban something. There's regulations and protections around an 18+ anything as well.
It's really icky to say the least. There's plenty of groups I'd love to see debanked on a personal level... that said, I think it's entirely wrong for anyone not breaking domestic laws where they are.