To the Governor: Montana Passes Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Tracking Codes on Firearms Purchases

The bill simply states that “a financial institution may not require a firearms retailer in this state to use a firearms code that is different from that of a general transaction.”

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Top-5 Ways the Executive Branch Has too Much Power

We were warned. The powers amassed by each successive president empower whomever occupies the Oval Office to act as a dictator, above the law and beyond any real accountability.

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Second California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Restrict Geofence Location Tracking

The legislation would prohibit any government entity from seeking, or any court from enforcing, assisting, or supporting, a reverse keyword or reverse location demand issued by a government entity or court in California or any other state. The bill would also prohibit a person or California entity from complying with a reverse keyword or reverse location demand. Any information gathered in violation of the law would be inadmissible in court.

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Signed as Law: Mississippi Prohibits Credit Card Tracking Codes on Firearms Purchases

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the law prohibits a financial institution or its agent from requiring the usage of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer physically located in the state of Mississippi from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Restrict Geofence Location Tracking

The legislation would prohibit any government entity from seeking, or any court from enforcing, assisting, or supporting, a reverse keyword or reverse location demand issued by a government entity or court in California or any other state. The bill would also prohibit a person or California entity from complying with a reverse keyword or reverse location demand. Any information gathered in violation of the law would be inadmissible in court.

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

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 14, 2023) –  On Monday, a Florida House committee passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases. The House Commerce Committee and the House Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee along […]

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Signed as Law: Arkansas Limits Tracking Using Central Bank Digital Currencies

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 14, 2023) – On Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law that prohibits tracking an Individual through the use of digital currency without a warrant in most cases. Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R) and Sen. Jonathan Dismang (R) introduced House Bill 1720 (HB1720) on March 27. The law […]

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Massachusetts Bill Would Limit ALPR Data Use and Retention, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program

A bill introduced in the Massachusetts House would limit the use of data collected by automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in the state. The proposed law would also place roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people through pictures of their license plates.

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North Carolina Bill Would Prohibit Using Credit Card Information to Track Firearms Purchases

The proposed law would ban financial institutions from using a firearms code in connection with a payment card transaction involving a firearm retailer in North Carolina.

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Missouri House Passes Bill to Limit Warrantless Drone Surveillance

House Bill 178 (HB178) 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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