Kentucky Bans Merchant Code Tracking of Guns, but Federal Showdown Is Coming: Lawyer

Sixteen states have now outlawed the practice of using a merchant category code to track firearms sales.
Kentucky Bans Merchant Code Tracking of Guns, but Federal Showdown Is Coming: Lawyer
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Kentucky is the latest state to ban financial institutions from using a merchant category code on credit card transactions to track firearm sales, after HB357 took effect on July 15.

However, with gun safety activists pushing the plan in other states and the U.S. Congress, one Texas lawyer predicts that the conflict will need to be reconciled in Washington.

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