Utah’s pro-sportsmen legislators are working quickly to join the list of seven states that already ensure the merchant category codes (MCC) to track firearm and ammunition purchases with credit cards never come to the Beehive State.
Last week, House Bill 406 passed through its Senate Committee by a vote of 5 to 2. This important legislation is now on the Senate floor and could be voted on at any time.
HB 406 prohibits a financial entity from using a firearms merchant category code to distinguish a firearms retailer from other retailers. It also prohibits a financial entity from taking any action against a customer or merchant that is intended to suppress or track lawful commerce involving firearms.
Please use our Take Action button to email your state Senator urging him/her to protect the privacy of credit card purchases of sportsmen and gun owners by voting YES to HB 406.
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 moving forward to comply with California’s new law. This means every anti-sportsman and anti-gun legislator will be looking for their chance to introduce legislation to track sportsmen and gun owners’ credit card purchases.
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 to also email their state Senator urging them to support HB 406.
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