Yesterday, January 16, AB 468 and SB 466, bills to protect Wisconsin’s sportsmen took an important step forward. These bills prohibit payment settlement entities, merchant acquiring entities, and third-party settlement organizations from assigning MCCs or otherwise classifying merchants of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise or sporting goods retailers. They also state that the Department of Justice (DOJ) may not maintain a list of firearm purchasers based on information from background checks that DOJ performs, and that no governmental entity may maintain a list of firearm owners.
Assembly Bill 468 passed the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection by a vote of 6 to 3 and is now waiting to be voted on by the full Assembly.
Senate Bill 466 passed the Senate by a vote of 22 to 10 and is now waiting for committee referral in the Assembly.
Keep an eye on your inbox as we will continue to monitor AB 468 and SB 466. We will alert you when the next call to action is needed.
Don’t forget to share this update alert with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen. Sportsmen throughout the Badger State must stay actively involved in defending our hunting, fishing, and trapping heritage for present and future generations to enjoy.
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
