NH Is 17th State to Block Credit Card Companies from Tracking Gun Sales

Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed legislation on July 12 blocking credit card companies from tracking firearm and firearm-related sales in New Hampshire.

By signing the legislation, HB 1186, Sununu secured New Hampshire as the 17th state in which credit cards cannot track such sales.

The NRA-ILA reported:

HB 1186 prohibits the assigning of a specific merchant category code to the sale of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories, and provides a civil penalty for violations. This critical legislation protects gun-owners privacy and ensures that bad actors cannot use credit and debit card transactions to create a gun-registry or block cardholders from making gun-related purchase.

Breitbart News noted that Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed legislation in July making the Louisiana the 16th state to bar credit cards from tracking firearm and firearm-related sales.

The other 15 states that bar such tracking are Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Iowa, Kentucky, Wyoming, Indiana, Utah, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Texas, and West Virginia.

In other news, the state of California will require credit cards to track firearm and firearm-related sales beginning in 2025.

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