Registration leads to confiscation. That is the very purpose of registration. Of anything.
A bill filed in the Missouri House would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code that would enable the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases.
Rep. Willard Haley introduced House Bill 2778 (HB2778) on Feb. 21. The legislation would prohibit a financial institution or credit card processor operating in Missouri from requiring a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer physically located in the state of Missouri from Missouri general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.
The bill would also prohibit a financial institution in the state from “discriminating against a firearms retailer” by declining a lawful payment or charging a higher fee based solely on the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code, or from taking any action against a customer or merchant that is intended to suppress lawful commerce involving firearms, firearm accessories or components, or ammunition, which action is based solely or in part on the customer’s or merchant’s business involving the same.
Additionally, HB2778 would bar any government or private entity from maintaining a list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms or their owners.
By TJ Martinell