DPS doesn't consider the CHL a primary ID either -- otherwise you wouldn't need to give both DL and CHL (when not driving). The problem apparently is that the photos are not guaranteed to be of you. IOW, you could send in somebody else's pictures with your application.n5wmk wrote:In the vein of "poking at the bear", I was traveling from Houston Hobby to Dallas Love last year. I had extra time, and thought I'd see if my Texas CHL would be an acceptable form of ID. It wasn't (sort of). The TSA guy was nice and courteous about it, and said that they considered it a "secondary" form of ID - that if a traveler had lost their driver's license or didn't have a passport, then they could use the CHL to help verify identity. So I presented my DL and went through with no problems.
The TSL's website has a list of acceptable identification forms:
Adult passengers (18 and over) are required to show a U.S. federal or state-issued photo ID in order to be allowed to go through the checkpoint and onto their flight.
Acceptable IDs include:
U.S. passport
U.S. passport card
DHS "Trusted Traveler" cards (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
Drivers Licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
I guess the TSA doesn't consider the DPS an equivalent of the DMV? And I guess they don't see the CHL as a state-issued photo ID, either.
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- Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Fun with the TSA
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Re: Fun with the TSA
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:10 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Fun with the TSA
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Re: Fun with the TSA
Dave2 wrote:It's not for no reason... you get to have fun with the TSA.Westfield wrote:I think common sense should be the order of the day here. I fly often and check everything pistol related including the holster. Why call attention to yourself for no reason ?
Some people just can't resist "poking the bear"
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:43 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Fun with the TSA
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Re: Fun with the TSA
Hehh -- Several years ago we went to visit the Space Center in Houston. They make you walk through metal detectors prior to boarding the busses for the various tours. The security guy INSISTED that all wallets be placed in the plastic bowl before passing thru the detector, claiming the mag-stripe on credit cards can set off the detector. I don't like letting my wallet out of my own grasp, much less out of view. (He was probably passing all wallets past an RFID reader to capture tagged cards).Dave2 wrote:I don't ever put my wallet through the X-ray machine. I've got phone #s memorized, data on my laptop backed up, and nothing irreplaceable in my carry-on or shoes, but if I accidentally go on an adventure the ID & credit cards in that wallet might be my only way to get home in time to keep my job.
So far the TSA hasn't cared. It doesn't set off metal detectors, and I always opt-out of the cancer machines.
