{"id":2401368,"date":"2025-02-11T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-to-ban-use-of-special-retail-codes-to-track-gun-sales-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T11:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:38:40","slug":"house-republicans-seek-to-ban-use-of-special-retail-codes-to-track-gun-sales-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-to-ban-use-of-special-retail-codes-to-track-gun-sales-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans seek to ban use of special retail codes to track gun sales &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-seek-to-ban-use-of-special-retail-codes-to-track-gun-sales-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Republicans are proposing legislation \u2064to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">prohibit\u200b credit \u200bcard \u200bcompanies<\/a> and financial institutions from using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/should-gun-store-sales-get-special-credit-card-tracking-states-split-on-mandating-or-prohibiting-it-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... divided on requiring or banning special credit card tracking for ... store ... - Washington Examiner\">special retail codes<\/a> to track gun store\u2062 sales, citing concerns \u200bover Second Amendment\u200d rights. The bill, titled the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, comes after a controversial move last year to differentiate gun stores with specialized category\u200c codes aimed \u2063at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/documents-show-fbi-and-atf-warrantless-surveillance-through-gun-background-checks\/\" title=\"Documents Show FBI and ATF Warrantless Surveillance Through ... Background Checks\">monitoring gun purchases<\/a>. Representative Riley Moore \u200bfrom\u200b West Virginia is spearheading this initiative, which has \u200b27 \u200dco-sponsors. The legislation would override any conflicting state and\u200c local laws, empowering\u200d the \u2064attorney general to investigate \u200bviolations and report \u2064to \u200bcongress \u2064annually.\u2062 This\u200d follows the 2022 introduction of a new merchant\u2062 code for gun\u200d and\u200d ammunition retailers by the International\u2063 Standards Organization, leading to a divided response among states.The timing is significant as Republicans now hold control\u200c of\u2064 both Congress and the White House, and Moore emphasizes the urgency \u200din preventing potential\u2062 misuse of customer data.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republicans seek to ban use of special retail codes to track gun sales<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1989895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House Republicans\">House Republicans<\/a> want to prevent credit card companies and financial institutions from enforcing or assigning special retail codes to gun stores to track their sales, a move they argued would infringe on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/second-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Second Amendment\">Second Amendment<\/a> rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The new bill, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, follows a debate last year on the use of specialized merchant category codes to differentiate gun stores from general merchandise stores in an effort to track gun and ammunition purchases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3312070\/lawsuits-targeting-trump-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HERE ARE THE LAWSUITS TARGETING TRUMP&rsquo;S EXECUTIVE ORDERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freshman Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) is leading the effort and will introduce the bill Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve spent the better part of my short career in public service fighting financial institutions that push a political agenda. Let me be clear: any attempt to collect data on Americans simply exercising their God-given rights is wrong, and I won&rsquo;t stand for it,&rdquo; Moore said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, which has 27 co-sponsors, would also preempt any state and local laws and would allow the attorney general to investigate any violations and submit a report to Congress each year regarding those investigations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An identical bill was introduced in the last session of Congress by former Rep. Elise Stefanik, who left her House seat after President Donald Trump tapped her to serve as his U.N. ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>The International Standards Organization, which sets thousands of voluntary standards, adopted a new four-digit code for gun and ammunition stores in 2022, sparking debate between gun control and gun rights activists about their usage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a result, several states passed laws along partisan lines, either implementing special retail codes or banning them entirely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear when the bill might get a vote in the House, but Moore said it&rsquo;s time to act now that Republicans control Congress and the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen how the Biden administration pressured financial institutions to hand over data on their customers,&rdquo; Moore said, &ldquo;and the possibility of a private database of gun owners falling into the hands of a future anti-gun administration is unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1989895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1989895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans aim to ban special retail codes for gun sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2401369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ap-gun-store-120224.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37460,32920,4762,50191],"class_list":["post-2401368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gun-sales","tag-house-republicans","tag-legislation","tag-retail-codes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ap-gun-store-120224.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401372,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401368\/revisions\/2401372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}