By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-05 09:09:55 | Updated at 2024-11-05 11:36:14
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Kamala Harris Is Weaponizing Banks Against American Gun Owners. We Won't Stand for It | Opinion
Newsweek ^ | 04 Nov 2024 | By Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) & Congressman Andy Barr
Posted on 11/05/2024 12:44:26 AM PST by blueplum
Under the Biden-Harris Administration, there has been an unconstitutional and relentless attack on the Second Amendment rights and privacies of American citizens. In September 2023, gun-grabbing organizations and far Left politicians including New York Attorney General Letitia James cheered on the creation of a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) for firearms retailers within the payment processing system....
The creation of MCCs specifically for firearms retailers is weaponizing the financial system against lawful gun owners by seeking to label and track transactions on firearms and ammunition. To counteract this infringement on our rights, we introduced the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act....
This protection preserves the privacy of Americans making lawful purchases, prevents the creation of a backdoor registry of gun owners, and guarantees that legal commerce is not unfairly surveilled or impeded based on the nature of the goods sold....
While credit card companies paused the implementation of the code and several states and passed laws to block it, liberal states like California have mandated its implementation, making federal action necessary to set a nationwide standard....
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
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Text of HR H. R. 7450, Introduced by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC), and Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) on Feb 23, 2024 here
Not sure why Newsweek is making a story of it now, maybe a last push to save/pass legislation before the new administration, but in either case:
US Concealed Carry Assn has a form letter to submit to your critter here
1 posted on 11/05/2024 12:44:26 AM PST by blueplum
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