Washington, July 14 -- Congressman Andy Barr issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) helped lead key legislation protecting the Second Amendment through the House of Representatives. Barr's legislation, the "Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act," prohibits financial institutions from using a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) to track purchases of firearms and ammunition.
This legislation stops banks and credit card companies from compiling and analyzing sensitive data on law-abiding Americans exercising their Second Amendment rights to own and purchase firearms.
"Law-abiding Kentuckians should not be targeted for exercising their constitutional rights," said Congressman Barr. "Creating a system that f...