Florida Senate Passes Bill to Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

The 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act would prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity, or a third-party settlement organization from assigning a merchant category code or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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Kansas Committee Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender in the State

a Kansas Senate Committee approved a bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state and would effectively repeal the state capital gains tax on gold and silver. Passage into law would eliminate barriers to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for the people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

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Maine Bill Would Take Steps Toward Treating Gold and Silver as Money

The legislation would make gold and silver in coin or bar form legal tender for all transactions as long as the buyer and seller agree as to the fair market value of the metal. The bill would also exempt the sale of gold and silver legal tender from the state sales and use tax.

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Second Missouri House Committee Passes Bills to Limit Warrantless Drone Surveillance

The legislation would require state and local law enforcement agencies to get a warrant before using a drone or other unmanned aircraft to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation.

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Florida Bill Would Require Criminal Conviction Before Asset Forfeiture and Opt State Out of Federal Program

a Florida House subcommittee unanimously passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process by requiring a criminal conviction in most cases. The enactment of this legislation would also take a significant step toward opting the state out of a program that allows police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the feds.

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