Funny Story About a Florida Bank and a CWP...
I'd pulled up to the drive-in teller window at Bank of America to cash a large check. Because of the amount, the bank wanted two forms of photo ID. In addition to my driver's license, I sent them my CWP.
A few minutes later, the teller asks me if I have another form of ID. I tell her I don't. She states that the bank does not recognize CWPs as valid forms of identification. I point out that my CWP is a State-issued document, bearing my photograph, name and address, just like my Florida Driver's License which they DO accept. The response?
"Sir, I know you THINK you have a valid form of ID, but it's not. If you like, you may come inside and speak with my manager."
Says I, "I'll be in in just a moment."
At this point, through the glass, I see another woman sprinting to the drive-thru teller's station. She grabs the mike and says, "Wait just a moment, sir."
So I do.
A couple minutes later, I hear a whirring noise, and the pneumatic tube thunks into its station beside my window. Inside are my driver's license, my CWP, and an envelope stuffed with cash.
If Florida banks are generally this skittish around the very possibility that anyone armed might walk through their doors, god help them if Floridians ever get open carry.
