Lawmakers: Gun permit should be accepted by TSA as ID

House Republicans want the Transportation Security Administration to accept gun permits as acceptable forms of identification for air travel.

In its guide on identification, the TSA currently lists the following as acceptable forms of identification for air travelers:

• Driver’s licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
• U.S. passport
• U.S. passport card
• DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
• U.S. military ID (active duty or retired military and their dependents, and DoD civilians)
• Permanent resident card
• Border crossing card
• DHS-designated enhanced driver’s license
• Airline or airport-issued ID (if issued under a TSA-approved security plan)
• Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
• HSPD-12 PIV card
• Foreign government-issued passport
• Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
• Transportation worker identification credential

“There is no standard list of what alternate forms of ID are acceptable,” the guide says.

But it also notes that state-issued gun permits are not to be accepted as ID.

For Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.), who recently had trouble using her permit to board a flight, that seemed a little odd considering that it’s much harder to get a gun permit in many states than some of the options listed above.

“I had left my driver’s license as well as my credit card in the back pocket of my jeans because I’d gone to the store that day and didn’t take my wallet,” she told the Washington Free Beacon. “I thought ‘well, no problem’ because I have a state-issued ID in my gun carry permit which looks exactly like my license. It has all of the identifying information on it that my license does.

“In addition to that, you know, you have to do a background check and submit fingerprints in the state of Tennessee in order to get your gun carry permit. So I thought ‘no brainer.’ I got up to the check-in and the TSA agent said ‘I’m sorry we’re not allowed to take gun carry permits.’”

It seems the ban on gun permits for ID at the airport could just be another subtle anti-2^nd Amendment policy from the federal government, doesn’t it?

Black and Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas) are working to force the TSA to accept gun permits provided they are government-issued and include the passenger’s full name, date of birth and photograph.

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