INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 5 -- The Indiana House of Representatives' Republican Caucus issued the following news release:
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 5, 2024) - The Indiana House of Representatives recently advanced State Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty) legislation to protect lawful Hoosiers' gun purchase information tracked by government entities.
Teshka said some banks and credit card companies have used merchant category codes, which gather cardholders' data, to track gun purchases from firearms retailers. His legislation would prohibit payment processors from labeling firearm purchases using these codes.
"Lawful Hoosier gun owners shouldn't have to worry about their firearm purchases being tracked and stored in a database somewhere," Teshka s...