IA_farmboy
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So I go in to Gander Mountain to get the rifle I ordered. I'm asked to provide ID which I produce. The first thing he asks is if the address on my driver license is my current address. I say no, and he gives me a "I wish you hadn't said that" look. I thought ahead and brought my checkbook and my FCC Amateur Radio license as proof of my current address. He informs me that isn't good enough, my current address MUST be on my photo ID. He also pointed out that the driver license station closes in five minutes, which is conveniently located about twenty minutes away.
This is where I go into my rant...
I had all kinds of identification on me. I was straightforward about my residence and had documentation to back it up. But that is not good enough. I now have to get a new ID because I was honest about where I lived. Had I lied to the man I would now be in possession of a firearm.
I guess the laws are about keeping firearms out of the hands of honest people. I had in my possession four forms of photo ID, my driver license, my passport (because it seems that is the ultimate form of ID in the world), my DOD veteran ID, and my old university ID. There should have been no doubt to my identity, age, or citizenship. What difference does it make where in the USA I lived? :banghead: Rant over...
So now I have to go about getting a photo ID with my current address. The gentleman mentioned a couple times "on Monday" about my purchasing the rifle. I found that odd since he seemed to assume I have all kinds of time on my hands to go stand in line at the driver license station. I drove by the driver license station on my way home to check the times they would be open. They are not open on Mondays. I think I'll give them a call in the morning to let them know it may be a couple days before I get the new ID so they don't sell it to someone else.
Anyway, I was thinking that instead of getting a new driver license (it doesn't expire for a couple years) that I'd just get a non-driver-license photo ID. I understand that many people do this in case of a lost driver license so that one still has a form of ID until a new driver license can be issued. A friend noted he and some of his school buddies do that so they always have an ID with their firearm license and a driver license when driving.
A couple questions, anybody have a non-driver-license photo ID as issued by the DMV/DOT? What motivated you to do so? And, something I really want to know, what method do they use to verify your current address? I think all I had to do was write down my (then new) address when I got my license three years ago. I don't think I had to actually prove I lived there.
I'm thinking I'd rather fork over $$ to get another form of ID than spend that money to replace a perfectly good driver license. So what, my address is wrong, in the unlikely event I get stopped by a police officer in the next two years I can give my correct address then. If I don't get stopped then my driver license will get corrected when it's time to renew.
He did ask that I fill out a form to show that I was eligible to purchase a long arm and he made a copy of my (incorrect) ID. He also called NICS and let me know that I am cleared to buy a long arm. I guess he just wanted to get that out of the way so that neither of us should have any surprises the next time I come in.
He did mention that if I had a hand gun license that I could have bought a long arm. I remember the process being described on a previous visit. I'd have to go to the sheriff and fill out a form similar to what I did in the store. They do some poking around my records and decide if I am worthy to purchase a handgun. (It would not be a carry license since Linn County will not issue such a thing to us mere mortals.) If everything checks out then I'd get my handgun license in a week or two. That sounds like more hassle than just getting a new ID, and I may still be required to get a new ID for that process anyway.
Enough rambling. Off to bed.
This is where I go into my rant...
I had all kinds of identification on me. I was straightforward about my residence and had documentation to back it up. But that is not good enough. I now have to get a new ID because I was honest about where I lived. Had I lied to the man I would now be in possession of a firearm.
I guess the laws are about keeping firearms out of the hands of honest people. I had in my possession four forms of photo ID, my driver license, my passport (because it seems that is the ultimate form of ID in the world), my DOD veteran ID, and my old university ID. There should have been no doubt to my identity, age, or citizenship. What difference does it make where in the USA I lived? :banghead: Rant over...
So now I have to go about getting a photo ID with my current address. The gentleman mentioned a couple times "on Monday" about my purchasing the rifle. I found that odd since he seemed to assume I have all kinds of time on my hands to go stand in line at the driver license station. I drove by the driver license station on my way home to check the times they would be open. They are not open on Mondays. I think I'll give them a call in the morning to let them know it may be a couple days before I get the new ID so they don't sell it to someone else.
Anyway, I was thinking that instead of getting a new driver license (it doesn't expire for a couple years) that I'd just get a non-driver-license photo ID. I understand that many people do this in case of a lost driver license so that one still has a form of ID until a new driver license can be issued. A friend noted he and some of his school buddies do that so they always have an ID with their firearm license and a driver license when driving.
A couple questions, anybody have a non-driver-license photo ID as issued by the DMV/DOT? What motivated you to do so? And, something I really want to know, what method do they use to verify your current address? I think all I had to do was write down my (then new) address when I got my license three years ago. I don't think I had to actually prove I lived there.
I'm thinking I'd rather fork over $$ to get another form of ID than spend that money to replace a perfectly good driver license. So what, my address is wrong, in the unlikely event I get stopped by a police officer in the next two years I can give my correct address then. If I don't get stopped then my driver license will get corrected when it's time to renew.
He did ask that I fill out a form to show that I was eligible to purchase a long arm and he made a copy of my (incorrect) ID. He also called NICS and let me know that I am cleared to buy a long arm. I guess he just wanted to get that out of the way so that neither of us should have any surprises the next time I come in.
He did mention that if I had a hand gun license that I could have bought a long arm. I remember the process being described on a previous visit. I'd have to go to the sheriff and fill out a form similar to what I did in the store. They do some poking around my records and decide if I am worthy to purchase a handgun. (It would not be a carry license since Linn County will not issue such a thing to us mere mortals.) If everything checks out then I'd get my handgun license in a week or two. That sounds like more hassle than just getting a new ID, and I may still be required to get a new ID for that process anyway.
Enough rambling. Off to bed.
