States clash over gun store credit card tracking codes
California enacts a law requiring banks to use a four digit firearms store code, enabling tracking of gun store sales. Colorado New York Republicans and gun rights groups warn of surveillance and abuse while Georgia Iowa Tennessee and Wyoming ban the codes. The policy split reflects a broader national debate on gun regulation and financial data use.
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Georgia
Iowa
Tennessee
Wyoming
Colorado
New York
Hudson Munoz
Guns Down America
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Keane
National Shooting Sports Foundation
U.S
Vivek Murthy
National Rifle Association
Louisiana
New Mexico
Maine
International Organization For Standardization
Geneva
U.S. Treasury Department
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Bank Policy Institute
Amalgamated Bank
Munoz
California State Assembly
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Dan Eldridge
Maxon
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Eldridge
Jason Schultz
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