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A Kansas bill would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant category code that enables the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

  I just submitted the following testimony against SB 24-066 – Firearms Merchant Category Code on the Colorado Legislature’s website. Here it is verbatim. “I am writing to voice my opinion against SB 24-066, which seeks to require merchants who deal in firearms and related equipment to use a specific Merchant Category Code to identify those purchases and thereby the personal identification of the purchasers of such equipment to government officials. This is simply a back-door method o...

The bill would prohibit financial institutions from requiring merchant category codes for a purchase that identifies a merchant as a firearms retailer. It would also prohibit the Indiana Department of Justice from maintaining a list of firearm purchases based on information from its background checks. No other government entity would be allowed to keep a firearm owner registry.

A bill filed in the Georgia House would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

A bill filed in the Kentucky House would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

In response to the International Organization for Standardization approving a Merchant Category Code (MCC) for firearms retailers a little over a year ago, pro-gun lawmakers in three states are curren...

An Indiana House committee passed a bill to prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant category code that enables the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

Bills filed in the Oklahoma Legislature would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

The Wisconsin Assembly gave final approval to a bill that would prohibit credit card processors operating in the state from requiring a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.

TRENTON, N.J. (Jan. 15, 2024) - A bill filed in the New Jersey Senate would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases. Sen. Parker Space introduced Senate Bill 1866 (SB1866) on Jan. 9. The bill states that “information