Firearms Privacy On the Line in Wyoming!
The GOA-backed Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (HB0234) passed the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, January 31 with supportive testimony from GOA and Television coverage by Cheyenne’s CBS Affiliate (click here for the TV Interview).
The bill prohibits the assignment of firearms-specific Merchant Category Codes (MCC) to any merchant located in Wyoming that is a seller of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. It makes it illegal to distinguish these merchants from a general merchandise retailer or sporting goods retailer.
MCCs were developed by anti-Second Amendment forces in cooperation with Amalgamated Bank, a bank that the New York Post linked to the Democratic National Committee and several anti-Second Amendment politicians.
Amalgamated Bank convinced the Swiss-based International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to create the firearms code for use by credit card processors operating in the United States.
A firearms MCC would identify “who” is selling firearms and could be used to revoke credit, take other retaliatory acts against firearms sellers, and most importantly, MCCs are a first step to creating a National Firearms Registry.
While forbidden by federal law, the Biden Administration famously defied the law and kept a Registry, so we must act at the State level to ensure future Federal Administrations cannot advance this concept.
HB0234 changes language in Wyoming statute and requires the Attorney General (AG) to take action (past law made it discretionary for the AG), and the bill gives citizens an opportunity to take civil action against entities that establish MCCs if the AG doesn’t act.
HB0234 now goes to the full House for consideration, so please click the TAKE ACTION HERE, or in the graphic at the top, and contact your elected Representative and Senator and tell them to support HB0234.
GOA will be working to ensure HB0234 passes the Legislature without weakening Amendments in order to ensure our Firearms Privacy is protected.
Please stay tuned for more information soon regarding how you can help strengthen Second Amendment Protections in Wyoming.
P.S. Ask the Wyoming Legislature to Support the GOA-backed HB0234!
