Iowa Law Will Ban Merchant Codes, Creation of Firearms Registries

Iowa is not only set to enact a law that prohibits financial institutions from using specific merchant codes on credit card transactions for gun purchases with firearms retailers, but will take it a step further and outright ban “state and local governmental agencies from keeping a record or registry of privately owned firearms”. The legislation, … Read more

Utah Law Says “No” to Tracking Firearms/Ammo Purchases Through Credit Card Transactions

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed a bill into law, spearheaded by Rep. Cory Maloy and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Chris Wilson, that aims to protect the privacy of gun owners by prohibiting financial institutions in the state from using a specific credit card merchant code for tracking these purchases. This legislation, House … Read more