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Royal21973 · 11-20-2022, 05:06 PM

FYI:

I just bought a new handgun at Academy this morning and when I handed over my drivers licence before the sale the guys says "Oh NO" I sometimes use it to open my doors with it and its rough on the edges. He said he was ok with it but the other guy said no and he called the manager to make the decision. The manager said it was ok and I got my gun... Just a heads up. If I had to get a new driver's licence with their new rules about appointments and get birth certificate it would have been a pain in the you know where. I asked him if it was Academy thing and he said no it was a memo sent to them two days ago.

So, if you want to purchase a gun for Black Friday I hope your DL is good to go.

Burnadell · 11-20-2022, 05:14 PM

Not sure I understand. Your DL was rough around the edges, and they received a memo (from whom?) so one clerk would not accept it? That’s crazy! I assume you don’t have CHL.

What is FTA?

justletmein · 11-20-2022, 05:17 PM

Counterfeit IDs are often roughed up to mask imperfections.

Artos · 11-20-2022, 05:20 PM

I haven’t received any notice of this.

Royal21973 · 11-20-2022, 05:21 PM

Sorry the ATF .... apparently they sent the memo to everybody according to Academy two days ago. Yes, my drivers licence is rough around the edges but not to bad. The clerk was pretty upset with the new rules. He said they had denied two customers already.

No CHL

Brute Killer · 11-20-2022, 05:24 PM

Infringement!

Low Fence · 11-20-2022, 05:31 PM

Mine looks like I’ve been sanding pipe fence with ot

Pushbutton2 · 11-20-2022, 07:13 PM

Thanks for the heads up.

Mine DL is pristine, oh yeah that's right. It's not a Texas DL anymore

Waiting on my 90 days so I can buy my resident hunting license.

SmTx · 11-20-2022, 07:17 PM

I've been at the gun counter on Black Friday before and seen what they get to deal with but I still don't think they care if they sell any guns at Academy.

donpablo · 11-25-2022, 07:46 PM

I am here to admit it. I read this post and yet I still sat through the long line at the gun counter today just to be told that the crack in my license disqualifies me for purchasing a shotgun for my daughter. I guess if you read it on TBH it must be true.

Gumbo Man · 11-25-2022, 07:51 PM

That rule is gonna save a lot of lives.

kae006 · 11-25-2022, 08:21 PM

This sounds 100% like an Academy rule and not an ATF rule

Mitchell8 · 11-25-2022, 08:27 PM

Mostly want clarification on how you use a DL to open your doors and why

Jtrage · 11-25-2022, 08:32 PM

How does your dl get messed up. I’ve had them for a little more than 30 years and never screwed them up.

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tps7742 · 11-25-2022, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Artos

I haven’t received any notice of this.

Y’all did see Artos’ comment above? I am fairly sure he has a FFL and I would have thought he would have been notified of this requirement stated above.

bowhuntntxn · 11-25-2022, 08:44 PM

So just give them your pristine condition LTC and be done with it

Smokeater · 11-25-2022, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitchell8

Mostly want clarification on how you use a DL to open your doors and why

I wouldn't use my DL or any current card but I keep an old card of some sort on me at work. Opened many a door without tearing it up. Get old folks down and need to get in the house with minimal damage. As long as the deadbolt is unlocked we're good!lol

kcmarullo · 11-25-2022, 09:21 PM

I am also an FFL and have not had any messages on the matter !

donpablo · 11-25-2022, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowhuntntxn

So just give them your pristine condition LTC and be done with it

I saw this response coming. I knew everyone with a CHL would be ready with an "I told you so."

Quackerbox · 11-26-2022, 08:19 AM

They must have implemented that rule because academy gun counter persons rarely seem smart enough to tell a fake DL from a real one.

Dps prints clues in them other than holograms. Some require math

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Johnny Dangerr · 11-26-2022, 08:33 AM

Thanks to ya'll when I walked into DPS for a new license I knew what I was up against. Fifteen minutes and I was out the door. Texas is making it harder to fake a license. Just looked at the new one and it has multiple identifiers...

donpablo · 11-26-2022, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jtrage

How does your dl get messed up. I’ve had them for a little more than 30 years and never screwed them up.

I'm close to 30 years and this is the 1st one I've ever messed up. Not sure how it got cracked as it happened while it was in my wallet. I guess my butt is getting too fat.

Tbar · 11-26-2022, 11:12 AM

I can't find anything about this on the interweb.....???

kurt68 · 11-26-2022, 11:19 AM

Turn your DL over and look at the back under a black light. They hollowgrammed your picture on the back and only can be seen need a black light.

Bucknaked · 11-26-2022, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jtrage

How does your dl get messed up. I’ve had them for a little more than 30 years and never screwed them up.

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Real working men put their wallets through torture!Heat, Sweat, Rain, sleet , hail snow! Back crawling under equipment, vehicles , the list goes on and on! Aggregate can easily find its way in. True story

JesseGDeluca · 11-29-2022, 05:57 AM

Purchased my Glock 19 from this website: https://www.online-gunstore.com/ but never received any Dl.

11-20-2022, 05:06 PM	#1
Royal21973 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: McAllen,Texas Hunt In: Deep South Texas and will travel	FTA Requiring Perfect DL to Purchase Guns?? FYI: I just bought a new handgun at Academy this morning and when I handed over my drivers licence before the sale the guys says "Oh NO" I sometimes use it to open my doors with it and its rough on the edges. He said he was ok with it but the other guy said no and he called the manager to make the decision. The manager said it was ok and I got my gun... Just a heads up. If I had to get a new driver's licence with their new rules about appointments and get birth certificate it would have been a pain in the you know where. I asked him if it was Academy thing and he said no it was a memo sent to them two days ago. So, if you want to purchase a gun for Black Friday I hope your DL is good to go.

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11-20-2022, 05:14 PM	#2
Burnadell Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: White Oak Hunt In: Bee County	Not sure I understand. Your DL was rough around the edges, and they received a memo (from whom?) so one clerk would not accept it? That’s crazy! I assume you don’t have CHL. What is FTA?

11-20-2022, 05:17 PM	#3
justletmein Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Antonio \ POC Hunt In: Public lands	Counterfeit IDs are often roughed up to mask imperfections.

11-20-2022, 05:20 PM	#4
Artos Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Deep South TX Hunt In: Deep South TX	I haven’t received any notice of this.

11-20-2022, 05:21 PM	#5
Royal21973 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: McAllen,Texas Hunt In: Deep South Texas and will travel	Sorry the ATF .... apparently they sent the memo to everybody according to Academy two days ago. Yes, my drivers licence is rough around the edges but not to bad. The clerk was pretty upset with the new rules. He said they had denied two customers already. No CHL

11-20-2022, 05:24 PM	#6
Brute Killer Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pleasanton Hunt In: Pleasanton	Infringement!

11-20-2022, 05:31 PM	#7
Low Fence Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quitman, Tx.	Mine looks like I’ve been sanding pipe fence with ot

11-20-2022, 07:13 PM	#8
Pushbutton2 Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Primghar,Iowa Hunt In: Mc Culloch County (2015-2021) Van Zandt County (2017 - 2022)	Thanks for the heads up. Mine DL is pristine, oh yeah that's right. It's not a Texas DL anymore Waiting on my 90 days so I can buy my resident hunting license.

11-20-2022, 07:17 PM	#9
SmTx Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Marcos/Hempstead Hunt In: Jim Wells	I've been at the gun counter on Black Friday before and seen what they get to deal with but I still don't think they care if they sell any guns at Academy.

11-25-2022, 07:46 PM	#10
donpablo Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Odessa Hunt In: Iraan, Culberson County & Public Land	I am here to admit it. I read this post and yet I still sat through the long line at the gun counter today just to be told that the crack in my license disqualifies me for purchasing a shotgun for my daughter. I guess if you read it on TBH it must be true.

11-25-2022, 07:51 PM	#11
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	That rule is gonna save a lot of lives.

11-25-2022, 08:21 PM	#12
kae006 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2014	This sounds 100% like an Academy rule and not an ATF rule

11-25-2022, 08:27 PM	#13
Mitchell8 Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: College Station Hunt In: Anywhere	Mostly want clarification on how you use a DL to open your doors and why

11-25-2022, 08:32 PM	#14
Jtrage Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mckinney Hunt In: Cherokee County	How does your dl get messed up. I’ve had them for a little more than 30 years and never screwed them up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-25-2022, 08:44 PM	#16
bowhuntntxn Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX	So just give them your pristine condition LTC and be done with it

11-25-2022, 09:21 PM	#18
kcmarullo Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Danbury Tx Hunt In: South Tx, Oklahoma	I am also an FFL and have not had any messages on the matter !

11-26-2022, 08:19 AM	#20
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	They must have implemented that rule because academy gun counter persons rarely seem smart enough to tell a fake DL from a real one. Dps prints clues in them other than holograms. Some require math Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

11-26-2022, 08:33 AM	#21
Johnny Dangerr Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: H Town Hunt In: My Dreams	Thanks to ya'll when I walked into DPS for a new license I knew what I was up against. Fifteen minutes and I was out the door. Texas is making it harder to fake a license. Just looked at the new one and it has multiple identifiers...

11-26-2022, 11:12 AM	#23
Tbar Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas	I can't find anything about this on the interweb.....???

11-26-2022, 11:19 AM	#24
kurt68 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring Hunt In: Waller County, Rocksprings and "H"	Turn your DL over and look at the back under a black light. They hollowgrammed your picture on the back and only can be seen need a black light.

11-29-2022, 05:57 AM	#26
JesseGDeluca Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Jan 2022	Purchased my Glock 19 from this website: https://www.online-gunstore.com/ but never received any Dl.