Cats, ammo, and expired driver license - How ridiculous is this?

[packman]

From a posting at Media Matters:


The simple fact is that it is too easy for criminals and psychopaths to purchase and possess military grade firearms. Wanna hear the funny and maddening part?

I spaced off and allowed my driver's license to expire. No excuses. It was just a brain fart on my part. Well? My beloved kitty died and i went to get a new cat. I discovered that my license was expired when I tried to get said new cat from the Human Society. They would not give me a cat without a valid and current ID. This would not have been remarkable if I had not, just the day before, purchased a box of shotgun shells with no one questioning me at all. I am, by virtue of my bald pate and gray/white beard, obviously over 18 so I can walk into any store and buy ammunition with no questions asked. That is FUBAR. I'm actually more angry that I could buy ammo than I am angry that I need a current ID to take home a damned cat!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I absent-mindedly let my drivers' license expire, too, and

when I went to Walgreens to get some Sudafed for a bad cold, they wouldn't let me buy it without a current drivers' license (just in case I might want it to cook meth). So I had to run out and get my license renewed before I could go back to the drugstore for some cold medicine. It's easier to buy bullets than to get OTC medicine for a cold.

I hope you finally got your cat.

[ileus]

9. You need a valid ID to purchase a firearm also.

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. You guys scared me for a second.

Whew! I've got two years left on mine.

So easy to do though. I honestly couldn't have told you if I had two years, two months, or past due on mine if this post hadn't inspired me to check.

I have chronic congestion and I think about the ease of gun and ammo sales every time I go to a drugstore just to breathe better for a few hours.

[davsand]

37. A Walmart pharmacy refused to sell me Sudafed because I had a ticket.

I got the first speeding ticket of my life the day before. I was driving with the ticket until I could go pay the fine and get my license back. My kid calls me at my office and says she needs cold meds could I stop on my way home and pick some up for her. I almost forget (Yeah, bad mom...) and the last possible place to stop was at that freaking Walmart.

"I need your ID, please." I hand her my ticket.

"That's not gonna work. I need an ID" I said the ticket was what the police officer told me to use.

"Nope. Gotta have a picture." I hand her a Sam's Club ID with my picture and my name both on it.

"Nope. It has to be an official ID" If it's acceptable ID for a company also owned by Walmart, why can't you accept it?

"I'm just doing what I'm told."

I asked for a manager at that point. I got the stupid cold meds, but it took WAY too long. I've never been back.

Did ya finally get your kitty?


Laura

[druidity33]

38. Wait... what?

Your ID was confiscated for a speeding ticket? Your first one? Damn, what state do you live in? Why would you give the pharmacy tech a ticket instead of your ID? I've NEVER heard of ID sequestration bc of a speeding ticket. Effed up.

Damn again.......... smh.

[davsand]

40. Illinois. Traffic stop was a city cop. Less than ten over the limit.

You appear and pay the fine. Then they give you your license back. Seems pretty heavy handed to me too.



Laura

[MrModerate]

46. That sounds illegal . . .

Does the state authority know that cops are confiscating licenses? I can't see how a beat cop would have the authority to do that.

[Progressive dog]

48. Illinois state law till

August, 2014 mandated the confiscation of the license in lieu of bond paid to police officer. The ticket could be used as a temporary driver's license.

[Fla Dem]

45. Is this something new? Police confiscating driver licenses when they write a ticket?

I've not gotten a ticket in at least 10 years. So maybe this is new or just in a few places. I would think very inconvenient if you are from out of state or even in a different county.

[TeapotInATempest]

2. Once, I wasn't able to buy lighters from Target

because I didn't have my ID on me. The cashier said it was to prevent kids under 18 from buying them. I'm 47.

Guess I should have gone to the ammo store instead.

[GReedDiamond]

12. That same exact thing happened to me at a Rite Aid pharmacy...

...and I was 59 or 60 at the time.

I've never returned to Rite Aid since Walgreens does not have such a stupid policy.

[safeinOhio]

18. Me too. Thank goodness

I had my medical cannsbis picture ID.

[MineralMan]

3. Where I buy what little ammo I need, you have to

show your DL. No exceptions.

[AtheistCrusader]

23. Different states, and within certain states, some municipalities vary.

A lot of the 'firearms have no regulations' type memes rankle me for this reason. There are regulations. But it's a fucking hodgepodge of federal, state, and local laws. Pretty much have to be a lawyer to know what's up when and where.

[Caliman73]

50. True.

California's laws are pretty strict. We need ID to purchase firearms and I have been asked for ID in buying ammunition. It is still pending but we were supposed to have to go through a background check to by ammunition starting in 2017. Think it is tied up in court.

What you said is the reason the NRA and Republicans' stupid Chicago argument is irritating. One jurisdiction can have tougher laws and another one lax laws so guns from the lax jurisdiction are bound to end up in the hands of people who want them anyway, even if they can't get them where they live.

There are some laws in California that I think are over the top, but it is a trade off to live in a decent, mostly progressive state.

[AtheistCrusader]

52. If we can all agree on a particular strict-ness of law, then we can unify it at the federal level.

That means New York, New Jersey, and California are going to have to give up a couple things (mostly items that are 'over the top' as you describe) to fix this.

[Angry Dragon]

4. perhaps cats are more dangerous than shotgum shells -- just a thought

[TeapotInATempest]

10. Lol, you might be on to something

Mine ARE always trying to trip me when I'm walking down the stairs...

[mythology]

14. My cats certainly rule the house with furry iron paws

I got the current pair a bit over a year ago. I haven't been allowed to shut the bathroom door since.

[marylandblue]

17. Cats are natural predators and should not be allowed in the wrong hands

[Angry Dragon]

19. a little pudge on that there cat

[denbot]

24. He must have eaten his share of criminals..

And door to door salesmen, postmen, possibly a moose or two..

[pstokely]

42. how many jobs has that fat cat created?

nt

[ExciteBike66]

5. "when I tried to get said new cat from the Human Society."

Isn't that the name of George Costanza's fake charity?

[pamela]

11. Ha! Close.

The Human Fund. Money for people.

[Doreen]

6. Lets think of the governments reasoning behind this.

A kitty makes you happy, healthier as animals have proven to do, and things like Sudafed helps keep you healthy.

Guns kill people and reduce the population.

The government does not want people to be happy or healthy so those things are made harder to get.

Guns......well....you know how that works.

enough said.

[Scarsdale]

41. The so-called leaders

should ask themselves "Who will pay taxes for our paychecks, healthcare and retirement checks, if we kill off citizens?" Guess that is too deep for the gop. They are busy reducing taxes for their wealthy donors.

[ileus]

7. Shotgun shells kill people.

[MindPilot]

8. If I have scrap aluminum or copper to sell at the recycle place...

They photocopy my ID, record my fingerprint, and take my picture posing with the aforementioned scrap metal.

Because i might have stolen it.

[Faux pas]

15. Kickin'

and YIKES!

[TDale313]

16. I see your point...

But I am actually glad that they do some level of IDing before adopting out an animal. Should they do that for ammo? Yeah, probably. I think of the hoops I have to jump through to buy sudafed. Maybe it should be tracked at least at that level.

[Kolesar]

20. Your new cat's gonna love you

thanks for adopting.
I wanted to post something nice.

[jberryhill]

28. His cat died, and then he's out of ammunition

Coincidence?

I think not.

[raven mad]

21. I thought, seriously at first, this was aimed at me!

LOL! Also expired ID/DL........................ and a very sick kitty.

[Gore1FL]

22. I never understood why an expired Drivers license was invalid for ID purposes.

I get that it is invalid to drive with. The identification information doesn't change.

[crazycatlady]

34. An expired passport is invalid for ID purposes too

(Of course I was 9 when my passport picture was taken).

[tclambert]

25. Well, ya know, cats can be extremely dangerous.

We don't want criminals or terrorists or psychopaths to have cats. Look what happened with Blofeld . . .



Oops, sorry. Wrong guy.

[iscooterliberally]

26. We need to amend the 2nd amendment and scratch out the word arms.

Then write in the word cats instead. Of course then we'd have a bunch of nut jobs walking around with Amur tigers instead.

[jberryhill]

27. Clay pigeons are less of a hassle than cats anyway

Cats can wander off the range and cause you to shoot in an unsafe direction.

Your cat died, and you are out of ammunition? You are not fooling me, pal.

[unblock]

32. !

[matt819]

29. Thank god you didn't need any sudafed (nt)

[Throck]

30. Background Check For A Cat?

[crazycatlady]

35. They'd fail

Many cats are furry little serial killers.

[Throck]

36. We have three.

A conspiring little gang.

[crazycatlady]

39. My aunt and uncle have 3

Every day there's something else being brought in the house.

I call them the 3 musketeers. One of their mugshots
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCBIuSfhaE2/?taken-by=carolineosterman331

[BlancheSplanchnik]

51. Sounds more like the Three Kleptomaniacs! 😆

Or should that be Ted, Jeffrey and Pogo the Clown?






I'm sorry.

[tymorial]

31. Cat and dog rescues will not allow you to adopt

Period unless they like you and believe you will treat the animal with kindness and care. Many wont even consider an adoption unless you meet in person AND have references.

[demigoddess]

33. one of my cats used to like to beat up big dogs. Maybe they wanted to come

after the cat if he murdered a great dane or doberman.

[WinkyDink]

43. Should have gone for a human.

[freddyvh]

44. happened to me a few years ago

i went into a large chain convenience store and got a 6 pack after work.
got to my car, and realized i forgot smokes.

went back in to get smokes, the same person who sold me the beer then carded me for smokes.
but not the beer

hmm

and i was 45 years old and had a head of gray hair

[Ohioboy]

47. You weren't trying to get a laser cat were you?

[PatrickforO]

49. I need lawyers, cats, guns and money!

[JoeStuckInOH]

53. They can't get a gun from a store without an ID either... but they CAN buy gun food (bullets)!

Which is pretty much the same situation described for cats:
They can't get a cat from the cat Store (shelter) without an ID but I'm assuming they CAN buy cat food without an ID.
Well, they can't get a gun from a store without an ID either but evidently they CAN buy gun food (bullets).
So their example seems to be more alike than dissimilar.