Washington: State Legislation Would Require Collection of Personal Data for Gold Purchases Over $100
February 19th, 2011Via: ZeroHedge:
A bill proposed in the State of Washington (House Bill 1716), by representatives Asay, Hurst, Klippert, Pearson, and Miloscia, whose alleged purpose is to regulate secondhand gold dealers, seeks to capture “the name, date of birth, sex, height, weight, race, and address and telephone number of the person with whom the transaction is made” or said otherwise, of every purchaser of gold in the state of Washington. Furthermore, if passed, Bill 1716 will record “a complete description of the property pledged, bought, or consigned, including the brand name, serial number, model number or name, any initials or engraving, size, pattern, and color or stone or stones” and of course price. But the kicker: if a transaction is mode for an amount over $100, which means one tenth of an ounce of golds, also required will be a “signature, photo, and fingerprint of the person with whom the transaction is made.”
I guess there won’t be much gold sold in WA if this barbaric piece of crap goes though. I’m wondering if EBay would fall in line with them on this.
Sheeple deserve the fascist government they get.
This smells a little bit like a trial balloon for something more widespread.