Yesterday, the Senate passed Senate Bill24-066, a bill to track the credit card purchases of law-abiding sportsmen, by a vote of 22 to 11. This egregious bill has now been moved to the House for committee assignment.
SB24-066 requires a merchant acquirer or a payment card network to track the purchases of firearms and ammunition with a new merchant category code (MCC).
Please use our Take Action button to email your state Representative urging him/her to vote No to SB24-066.
As previously reported, in 2022, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved the creation of a new merchant category code (MCC) for firearm retailers to use when their customers use a credit card to purchase firearms and ammunition. At the time, big credit card companies like American Express, Mastercard, and Visa paused the implementation of MCCs.
Unfortunately, California, the state that never says no to an opportunity to attack law-abiding sportsmen and gun owners, passed legislation into law allowing credit purchases of firearms and ammunition to be tracked. The big credit card companies are already moving forward to comply with California’s new law. We do not want Colorado to be the next to implement this invasion of privacy.
It is now more important than ever for sportsmen and gun owners to protect their credit card purchase privacy.
Don’t forget to share this important alert with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen asking them also to contact the state Representative urging him/her to vote No to SB24-066.
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