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I typically carry X many forms of photo ID; X =

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  1601 votes / 6%
1 or 2
  18960 votes / 77%
3 to 5
  2992 votes / 12%
6 to 10
115 votes / 0%
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I categorically refuse to ever carry photo ID
  651 votes / 2%
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I typically carry X many forms of photo ID; X =

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  • by bourdux (1609219) on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @10:12AM (#40295077)
    As a foreigner in Japan, law forces me to carry my "Alien Registration Card" at all time. Policemen stop foreigners here once or twice a month to check for visa overstay. I also carry my French ID, in case of an earthquake or nuclear meltdown so I can get assistance from the Embassy. Most of the time I use my Japanese Driver's License though, as this carries less sensitive information. This is the de facto standard ID here to buy booze or cigarets as Japanese do not have ID cards and insurance cards do not have pictures. This plus my IC work card that I use to buy food at the University restaurant :)
  • by nomorecwrd (1193329) on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @10:52AM (#40295643)

    And the single biggest thing you can do to increase your odds of dying in a plane crash is fly on a plane. Except it's much, much more likely for an unarmed person to get shot than to have a plane crash into your house. You're an idiot.

    Nope. Is more likely for an armed person to get shot (accidentally or not).... by his own gun. Also many more chances for criminals to obtain a new gun.

  • Re:Yeah. (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Rei (128717) on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @11:42AM (#40296313) Homepage

    I'm a new Icelandic immigrant, so I'm one of the (currently) only 9 people in the "6-10" group: a passport, US driver's license, atvinnuleyfi (work permit) card (linked to my kennitala), work badge (RFID chipped, tied to my kennitala, and with a visible photo), and a Landsbankinn visa card and bank card which, as is standard here, both function as photo IDs and are chipped and tied to my kennitala. A kennitala is the Icelandic equivalent of a social security number, except it's fully public and *everything* is linked to it in a big public database. So, for example, I go to buy a refrigerator, the cashier asks me for my kennitala, I give it and up pops my name, phone number, home address, etc, so they know where to deliver it, how to reach me, etc.

    It sounds weird and maybe a bit Big Brother-y to most Americans, but it's precisely because the info is so public that it works. Nobody is dumb enough to basically treat a kennitala as a "password" like people do with a SSN, so they're forced to use real security where security is needed - and if people start doing stuff that affects you while pretending to be you using your kennitala, you get mailed about it and can remedy the problem immediately (including if they try to change your mailing address). And it's really convenient, too.

  • by mcmonkey (96054) on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @11:51AM (#40296449) Homepage

    Interesting. I had never considered someone would get a concealed carry permit without intent to carry.

    The 3 picture ID I have in my wallet are drivers license, student ID, and CCP.

    If I'm out of the house with a firearm, it's in a locked case in my trunk, and I'm either on my way home from purchasing said firearm or on my way to or from the range. So why the CCP?

    Why not? My state also has different low- and high-capacity licensing. Sure, I could go to the range with only revolvers or small-capacity pistols. But I figured, I'm going through the application process, background checks, etc., might as well cover all the bases. So I went for concealed-carry, high-capacity, the full monty.

  • Re:Two. (Score:4, Interesting)

    by History's Coming To (1059484) on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @01:20PM (#40297907) Journal
    In the UK you don't need to carry your driving license while driving, you just need to produce it within seven days if requested. The hassle and cost of getting ID replaced if you lose it isn't worth it for me, so all my ID (actually only a DL and passport) stays in a fireproof box in the house unless I need to produce it for any reason. If the authorities want evidence of who I am then they're welcome to pay a visit to my house at their leisure.

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