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Prepared for the Chip Card Technology Switch? Attend Free Webinar Aug. 26

Did you know that an important shift is occurring with card payment technology that will most likely impact your business?

Most small businesses are now required to switch from traditional stripe card readers to card readers that require chip card readers, and those business owners will be more often than not be required to purchase the equipment on their own.

Keeping up with the newest, most secure card payment technology is very important for small business owners. That’s why SBA has teamed up with Square to help small businesses navigate the upcoming transition from magnetic stripe to chip card technology (also known as “EMV” – for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa).

EMV 101: What Small Businesses Need to Know
About the Switch to Chip Card Technology
Wednesday, August 26
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT
Registration is free, but required

Participants will learn:

What the transition to EMV chip card technology means for small businesses
What EMV chip card technology is and why it’s more secure
How to prepare for new fraud liability rules impacting merchants beginning October 1

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The Iran Deal …

08/21/2015 Nativegrl77 2 Comments

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Jennifer Hoppe, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

08/06/2015 Nativegrl77

We reached out to the top firearms retailers in the country to ask whether they’re willing to sell a gun to someone even if the background check is incomplete after three days.

And we’re happy to announce that these six retailers have a “No check, no sale” policy!

Automatically sign a thank you message to these major firearms retailers with gun sense. They’re making sure every gun sold in their stores is sold to a law-abiding citizen.

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We know background checks are the most effective way to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. But an NRA-backed loophole makes it legal for dealers to sell guns to people after three days even if the FBI is still investigating their record.

In the past five years alone, more than 15,000 prohibited people were able to buy guns with incomplete background checks — including the Charleston shooter, who killed nine churchgoers. [1] It only takes one gun in the wrong hands to cause devastating tragedy.

That’s why it’s so important that some retailers are taking steps to keep our communities safe and help save lives — and they deserve to be recognized.

Automatically sign a thank you message to these six retailers who have declared no gun will be sold in their stores without a green light from the FBI:

http://act.everytown.org/sign/retailers-thanks

Thanks for speaking up and supporting retailers with gun sense!

Jennifer Hoppe
Deputy Director
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

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1. In 2010, FBI referred 2,955 denials to ATF for firearm retrieval actions because the sale was denied after the three-business-day period. 3,166 such referrals were made in 2011; 3,722 in 2012; 3,375 in 2013; and 2,511 in 2014. FBI, NICS Operations Reports, 2010-2014

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund. As a movement of Americans fighting for common-sense gun policies, we depend on contributions from supporters like you to fund important work to reduce gun violence.

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Latest … West Wing Week

08/02/2015 Nativegrl77

Our 4 Favorite (Gif) Moments from the Latest Episode of West Wing Week

Every week, a team of White House videographers puts together a short episode encapsulating what the President did that week — who he met with, where he traveled, and all sort of other fun moments in between.

This week’s episode covers the President’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia — and it’s stocked with some pretty breathtaking images. We highlighted four of our favorites, complete with timestamps, but you should really watch the full thing for yourself.