CCW permit as form of photo ID

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I must go to New York City for two days and will need a photo ID for building entry. Because it’s NYC my weapon must remain at home, but because it is NYC I am tempted use my CCW permit as ID.

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In the past I have seen places that would not accept a military ID card as identification. They wanted a drivers license, as that they understood. Did not care (read understand) that it was a federal identification. So "do not try to teach the pig to sing.....all it does is frustrate you and pi$$e$ the pig off".
 
I went to my regular bank to cash a check and the teller asked for ID. I gave her my state issued photo Security Guard card. There is no bar code on back. The manager refused to accept that as ID insisting on my drivers license. Why ?? I provided state issued photo ID !!
At Lowe’s you have to scan your drivers license bar code for the military discount at the self service registers (no human cashiers). At least at Home Depot you can still put in your phone number. At the doctors offices they scan your license. I was at a small gun store in Delaware a couple of weeks ago and I was buying a small safe dehumidifier thing. The clerk wanted ID and scanned the back of my license. Why ??? I was not buying a gun or controlled item. No wonder there is so much identity theft.
I’m going to start refusing to provide drivers license and saying I don’t have one…
Ok rant over……
 
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I was going to try and use my CHP for ID when I went to vote but I checked the regs first . Whatever ID you use must have your signature on it .
 
Pennsylvania specifically lists a permit to carry as an acceptable form of picture ID to be used when applying to replace a lost driver's license. I was surprised when I read this on one of the forms included with my routine driver's license renewal packet.
 
Baxter6551 said:
I went to my regular bank to cash a check and the teller asked for ID. I gave her my state issued photo Security Guard card. There is no bar code on back. The manager refused to accept that as ID insisting on my drivers license. Why ?? I provided state issued photo ID !!
At Lowe’s you have to scan your drivers license bar code for the military discount at the self service registers (no human cashiers). At least at Home Depot you can still put in your phone number. At the doctors offices they scan your license. I was at a small gun store in Delaware a couple of weeks ago and I was buying a small safe dehumidifier thing. The clerk wanted ID and scanned the back of my license. Why ??? I was not buying a gun or controlled item. No wonder there is so much identity theft.
I’m going to start refusing to provide drivers license and saying I don’t have one…
Ok rant over……
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Did you ask clerk why? Hope they had a good reason. I’d have left and bought it online
 
Baxter6551 said:
I went to my regular bank to cash a check and the teller asked for ID. I gave her my state issued photo Security Guard card. There is no bar code on back. The manager refused to accept that as ID insisting on my drivers license. Why ?? I provided state issued photo ID !!
At Lowe’s you have to scan your drivers license bar code for the military discount at the self service registers (no human cashiers). At least at Home Depot you can still put in your phone number. At the doctors offices they scan your license. I was at a small gun store in Delaware a couple of weeks ago and I was buying a small safe dehumidifier thing. The clerk wanted ID and scanned the back of my license. Why ??? I was not buying a gun or controlled item. No wonder there is so much identity theft.
I’m going to start refusing to provide drivers license and saying I don’t have one…
Ok rant over……
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I mentioned this before. I went to a bank I had done serious business with for over 30 years. They asked for ID. No problem I just gave them my passport card. Teller said they could not take it. Called the manager over and she said the same thing they would only accept a drivers license and the "full big passport''

Amazing as most places now have notices on the door that you must show a goverment issued ID . They just do what they want it appears.

As far as the OP and New York City I would not flash my pistol permit.
 
My Texas CHL has been my most often presented form of ID for 25 years mostly because it's the one on top in my card carrier...It's a state issued photo ID meeting all the requirements needed to identify me...I was only questioned once by someone obviously new to the state...I was paying by check, presented my CHL and the nice lady who saw my DL still in the carrier said, "You can't have two driver's licenses, that's illegal"...

I pointed out that the one in her hand was my Concealed Handgun License and my Driver's License was still in the wallet...She got that look of shock on her face, and I knew she wanted to ask if I brought a gun into the store...But she didn't and we completed the transaction without further discussion...If she had asked I might have told her, "Yeah, and I've got an extra in my boot for you in case we get into a firefight"...

I'm pretty sure she probably questioned her supervisor about it after I left...:rolleyes:...Ben
 
I tried to use my Texas CHL as photo ID at Austin Bergstrom International Airport on several occasions and TSA doesn't like it. They ask for my DL or passport every time. Ticks me off as the guidelines say "government-issued photo ID" but I don't try to be cute anymore.

Bryan
 
Also you would be on the list of probably gun owners for that govt to share with other govts. No point in advertising that fact. I recall (vaguely) that a numbr of states (etc) state what constitutes “legal ID.” Carry Permit may or may not be on that list. The ID checkers may not be Einsteins and the thought is to not flood their brains with too many IDs to learn.
 
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