Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the legislation would “prohibit a financial institution from requiring merchants to use a merchant category code (MCC) to distinguish a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer during a firearms transaction amounting to financial surveillance and from disclosing financial information regarding the transaction.”
Alabama House and Senate committees passed the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.
Titled the “Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act,” the bills would prohibit a financial institution operating in Alabama from “requiring merchants to use a merchant category code (MCC) to distinguish a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer during a firearms transaction amounting to financial surveillance and from disclosing financial information regarding the transaction.”
The legislation would repeal provisions in Alaska law that implement the Real ID Act. The proposed law would also create an option for Alaska residents to get a driver's license with a photo with a resolution that is not suitable for facial recognition.