Recently, we updated readers on New Jersey lawmakers’ efforts to establish a requirement for a special firearms-specific Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun purchases. Meanwhile, in a contrasting move, another state has enacted a law prohibiting the use of these codes to safeguard the privacy of gun buyers and owners.
South Dakota Senate Bill 81 would ban the use of a firearm MCC in transactions related to firearms, accessories, components and ammunition and impose a civil penalty for anyone who violates this act by using the code. Gov. Larry Rhode signed the measure into law on February 26.
“I am proud to protect our Second Amendment rights with the signing of this bill,” Gov. Rhoden in a press release announcing the signing. “South Dakota has seen strong growth of our firearm industry, and this bill will help that continue. I am grateful that both the bankers and the firearm industry came together on this issue.”
A private signing ceremony was held that included representatives from South Dakota’s growing firearms industry, South Dakota’s banking industry, the National Rifle Association and prime sponsors of the bill.
At issue is the widely disparate state response to a new MCC for gun purchases adopted by the International Organization for Standardization in 2022. MCCs are used by payment processors (like Visa and Mastercard) and other financial services companies to categorize transactions.
Prior to the creation of the specific code for guns, firearms retailers fell under the MCC for sporting goods stores or miscellaneous retail. If the new code is used, credit card companies and other payment processors can tell the purchases were firearms.
Pro-gun states have struck back hard against the use of the code, with Utah, Kentucky, Iowa, Tennessee, Georgia, Wisconsin and Indiana passing laws last year to outlaw the use of the gun-specific MCC in those states. Less gun-friendly states, however, like Colorado and California, have actually passed laws requiring the use of the code.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearm industry trade association, has worked diligently over the past few years to assist states in passing legislation on the MCC issue. Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel, was quick to praise Gov. Rhoden for signing the measure.
“Governor Rhoden is taking a strong stand against ‘woke’ Wall Street banks that seek to intrude on the private financial transaction when South Dakotans exercise their lawful right to buy firearms and ammunition,” Keane said in an NSSF news release. “Gun owners should worry about what’s in their wallets, not who. Financial institutions, especially if they are colluding with government agencies, should not be interfering in the free exercise of Second Amendment rights by law-abiding Americans. Gun owners should never have to fear being placed on a secret government watchlist simply for exercising their Constitutionally-protected rights to keep and bear arms.”
Protecting Second Amendment rights would mean the elimination of the 4473 form and the F removed from BATFE.
After ATF Abuse, a New Bill in Congress Would Finally Give the Tiahrt Amendment Teeth.
https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/atf/after-atf-abuses-a-new-bill-in-congress-would-finally-give-the-tiahrt-amendment-teeth/
California is one of the states asking for merchant codes, but for the life of me I can’t figure out the purpose. If you buy a firearm in California, you have to use an FFL, and you have to fill out a California form for this state’s background check–which results in the “registration” (the state refuses to call it that even though that is what it is) of that firearm in an electronic and searchable database. Why the heck do they need a merchant code? Or is the purpose more subtle–getting credit card companies to shadow ban gun buyers and businesses?
The merchant code gives POWER to those in power, by removing our rights. But I know you know that.
The 4473 stays with the dealer. Using an MCC, the credit card networks and banks have a record of your purchase.
Twitch Streamer Husband Shoots Armed Crypto Robbers After She Shows Her 20 Million In Crypto Online.
“Three armed intruders broke into Twitch Streamer Amouranth’s Houston home, pistol-whipped her, and demanded access to her $20M in Bitcoin. But they didn’t expect one thing—armed resistance.
Her husband fired back, forcing them to flee. Amouranth suffered injuries but is alive and stable. This attack wasn’t random—they knew exactly what they were after.
👉 What This Means for Influencers & Gun Rights
Social media fame brings unwanted attention. People are watching—lurking, tracking, and waiting for the right moment. If you flaunt your wealth online, you become a target.
And this is why the Second Amendment matters. You can’t wait for the cops when criminals are standing over you with a gun. Amouranth and her husband took control of the situation—and that’s exactly how it should be.
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h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CoPC0bGZfY
How to Save Yourself From the Cops After a Defensive Shooting. (99% of gun owners are wrong).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UKwxM_jU_A
On the doorstep of WW3, the DOD purges the mentally ill from its ranks (i.e. trans, gender dysphoria).
h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDbI8MuMRhI
BREAKING NEWS: (Biden) ATF CAUGHT Monitoring YOUR Social Media!!!
h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcGWTP7L4s
not: to add to above post, and additional information research – FOIA submitted during Biden admin discovered this covert program been doing it since 2015 when implemented under Obama administration. Carried though first Trump term hidden from congress and Trump. Known by Biden- Harris and exploited by Biden ATF, which fills in the blanks for missing pieces of puzzles for numerous ATF actions targeting innocent people during Biden admin (i.e more than several innocent victims of ATF visited or raided due to victims people views for being a christian posted on 2A/pro-gun social media.)
h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcGWTP7L4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcGWTP7L4s
The Trump/Zelensky Meltdown: EXPLAINED.
h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKS1_WM0J8
The Trump/Zelensky Meltdown: EXPLAINED.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKS1_WM0J8
Note on above link – additional research information: Zelensky had arrived to sign what basically was an act of deception by Zelensky. Prior to this meeting at the White House Zelensky, in secret with the U.K., Zelensky had already signed an agreement giving the U.K. the mineral rights. Trump found out about it, which is some of the reason Trump got angry when Zelensky continued to push the agenda that he had been urged to push by democrats that met with him prior the meeting. So, basically, Zelensky had arrived to lie to Trump, Vance, and the American people, and democrats urged Zelensky to push an agenda for more money and aid by basically having Zelensky demanding ‘give us the money and aid so we can continue to fight Russia instead of ending this and go for peace’ – democrats and Zelensky aren’t interested in peace or ending the war or security in Ukraine, they want the money to keep flowing from which they are profiting – thus no deal and people on both sides will continue to die.
So now the EU is going to need to fully finance this war in Ukraine. And the U.K. is going to send troops. So here comes a ramp up and expansion of the war between Russia and Ukraine, with the U.K., a NATO ally, fighting Russia in Ukraine which obligates NATO in the EU to join in – and WWIII (possibly) here we come ‘ cause the democrats and Zelensky.
to add: The EU has stated they can not do this without U.S. backing. The White House announced on Monday that military aid to Ukraine would be (paused) ‘suspended’, including weapons in transit and those currently in Poland, until Trump determines that Ukrainians show a commitment of good faith in peace negotiations. Zelensky now wants to make amends.
correction for : “Zelensky now wants to make amends.”
should have been…
Ukraine advisors now wants Zelensky to make amends.
However, to add, Zelensky does not appear to be heeding this sound advice and last night said that peace is a long way off and, basically, wants to continue the war.
The whole charade has always been about power and profit, not principles. Europe and U.S. Democrats applauded from the sidelines and puffed him up, and the U.S. goes broke funding a war with no strategy and no endpoint for a ‘forever war’, and people continue to die while drawing us closer to a WWIII scenario. Sure, Russia should not have invaded, but its beyond that now and its time for it to end. Meanwhile, Zelensky plays the brave hero while canceling elections and running a glorified money laundering operation he (and democrats, especially Biden) profited from while getting to remain in power. So its come down to this, two options: Option 1: Soldiers continue to die and the money laundering profits are preserved – or – Option 2: Peace. The left wing death-cult wants Option 1 which is why the Democrats basically sabotaged the meeting with Trump-Vance by urging Zelensky to push his (and their agenda) of demanding ‘give us the money and aid so we can continue to fight Russia instead of ending this and go for peace’
New Truckload of Epstein Documents Delivered to DOJ (note: After it was discovered the NY FBI office was hiding thousands of Epstein case documents from Bondi and Patel, Patel apparently ripped through the NY FBI office in the southern district and the documents are found.)
“Bondi assured that the goal is full transparency. ‘The FBI hasn’t had—obviously they haven’t looked at—the thousands of pages of documents that they’ve just received. But Kash has a team going through them, and it’s always about protecting the victim. But you know what? We believe in transparency, and America has the right to know.’
“She also pointed the finger at the Biden administration for failing to act. ‘The Biden administration sat on these documents. No one did anything with them. And why were they sitting in the Southern District of New York? I want a full report on that. You know, sadly, these people don’t believe in transparency. But I think more unfortunately, I think a lot of them don’t believe in honesty.’
She made it clear that this era of secrecy is coming to an end. ‘It’s a new day, it’s a new administration, and everything’s going to come out to the public. The public has a right to know. Americans have a right to know.’
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h ttps://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/03/03/new-truckload-of-epstein-documents-delivered-to-doj-n4937536
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/03/03/new-truckload-of-epstein-documents-delivered-to-doj-n4937536
The Democrats never learn and continue their march towards destruction: Democrats Choose Fake Women Over Real Women—Again.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/03/03/democrats-choose-fake-women-over-real-womenagain-n4937530
Democrats Want Trump and Musk Dead (and You Too).
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/03/04/democrats-want-trump-and-musk-dead-and-you-too-n2653143