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Today marks six years since 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. Florida representatives Maxwell Frost and Jared Moskowitz, along with Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Mike Thompson (D-California), are set to hold a news conference to introduce new legislation in hopes of preventing gun violence.
A Wyoming bill would prohibit a financial institution operating in the state from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms businesses from other retail or sporting goods businesses.
A Georgia House committee has passed a bill that 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.
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The bill would prohibit any merchant retailer or sporting goods retailer in the state from using a firearms or ammunition merchant category credit card code. Any individual would be allowed to file a complaint with the State Attorney General in response to an alleged violation; they could also file a complaint in court.