CCW permit as form of photo ID

[Truckman]

Show em your NRA belt buckle

Or better yet......Ben

 

[smoothshooter]

You’re kidding, right?
That would be begging for trouble. If you were detained and forced to endure all kinds of unpleasantness I would not feel sorry for you at all.
Don’t poke the dragon.

 

[smoothshooter]

WHO DOESN’T HAVE A NON-CCL PHOTO ID these days ???!!!

 

[smoothshooter]

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......Ben

Texas ain’t New York, thank God.
At least not yet.

 

[GaryS]

Or better yet......Ben

 

[kwill1911]

Just tell them you are from Venezuela and seeking political asylum. You'll get a cell phone and a debit card and breeze on through.

 

[bushmaster1313]

A ridiculous idea.
What are you trying to prove?

I left it home.

But I am motivated by the fact that it would show that I am an ordinary person and I have a permit to carry.

 

[mike campbell]

I flew from Buffalo, NY to Phoenix Arizona with no driver's license.....just my concealed carry permit about 8 years ago.

Once I got through security with it I called my daughter and had her retrieve my license form my photocopier where I'd left it. It was Friday and I asked her to mail it "overnight" to my motel in Arizona. the PO told her overnight service would get it there on Monday. Instead, she paid FedEx $48 and it was at the desk when I checked in at 11PM that night.

Now the TSA expressly states it's not acceptable. Nonsense.

 

[mike campbell]

Texas ain’t New York, thank God.
At least not yet.

Nope....most of the aliens here in upstate NY are uber-polite Canadians at the shopping outlets.

 

[RobertJ.]

I prefer to use my DL when asked for ID...

It works every single time, no questions asked.

I see no need at all to "make a statement", and I don't understand those who feel the need to. Although, I have my suspicions...

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

I left it home.

But I am motivated by the fact that it would show that I am an ordinary person and I have a permit to carry.

You are NOT an ordinary person - you live in NJ. Of course, I am not, either, living in MA. We both have our stories, and our reasons, but we are NOT ordinary persons.

 

[Kanewpadle]

When I open my wallet you will not see my pistol license.

There’s a reason for that.

 

[Kanewpadle]

I left it home.

But I am motivated by the fact that it would show that I am an ordinary person and I have a permit to carry.

Whether armed or not it helps to keep people guessing.

“Hey there’s an old guy. I wonder if he can defend himself? Oh, he just looked at me. Maybe I should pick on someone else”.

Situational awareness and keeping people guessing works to your advantage. They don’t need to know anything more about you.

 

[pharmer]

I have used my CWP to cash a check at my bank, by mistake. No problem then, they have a photo of my DL in their computer. I didn't notice until the "torpedo" returned. Now a days "Real ID" is required and only my DL is. Joe

 

[jschmidt]

Seems like symbolism over substance and a pointless potential difficulty.

 

[Well Armed]

I went to buy beer at my local grocery store a couple of years back, but the clerk refused to accept my driver's license because it had a small crack on the edge. I'm also CLEARLY over the age of 21 with grey down to my nose hairs and eyebrows.

Anyway, that was the one and only time I ever used my one of my CCPs for identification purposes. It was my nonresident Utah permit as my state permit doesn't have a picture.

 

[Truckman]

I went to buy beer at my local grocery store a couple of years back, but the clerk refused to accept my driver's license because it had a small crack on the edge.

I had no idea that a crack in the plastic mattered...Then again I haven't bought booze in close to 50 years......Ben

 

[ladder13]

Sometimes newly minted CCers can’t contain their excitement. I have seen it many times.

 

[gwpercle]

Since NYC has never seen a CCW, I would just bring your driver’s license or state issued ID. Don’t poke the bear.

You just might be subjected to a strip search every time you enter the building ... those body cavities will get sore ...

I'm going to tell you what my Daddy would tell me...
..." Boy ... Don't be acting the Fool ! "
Gary

 

[NYlakesider]

I flew from Buffalo, NY to Phoenix Arizona with no driver's license.....just my concealed carry permit about 8 years ago.

Once I got through security with it I called my daughter and had her retrieve my license form my photocopier where I'd left it. It was Friday and I asked her to mail it "overnight" to my motel in Arizona. the PO told her overnight service would get it there on Monday. Instead, she paid FedEx $48 and it was at the desk when I checked in at 11PM that night.

Now the TSA expressly states it's not acceptable. Nonsense.

Ah the infamous TSA.-

I have also mentioned this before but it needs repeating.

Wife and I going on a trip, I had a copy of Guns& Ammo magazine. It was in the screened in pocket on the front of my carry on. You could see what was there as it was behind a piece of movable mesh. I grabbed it as I left the house to have something to read during the flight!

Yep just that magazine got me the full deluxe treatment but finely we got on board. A good chance that put me on a couple more terrorists lists. As a long time NRA life member its conceivable they have a decent dossier on me!

Note we did fly many times after that with no problems, but got to wonder just how dangerous a legal monthly periodical sold all over can be.