Thread: Why the FSA advice against using FAL as ID

Originally Posted by Bent Barrel

Used my FAL as photo ID the other day, mainly because it was the first card in my wallet, the bloke got all weird with it, clearly firearms weren’t his thing

Yeah it's like there is a whole sector of society that don't want to think of FAL owners as real people

And it's quite bollocks really.
One of the hardest IDs to get with police interviews etc and a picture yet not an approved ID.
I did hear years ago it was because it didn't have a digital signature on the card like a drivers license

Originally Posted by csmiffy

And it's quite bollocks really.
One of the hardest IDs to get with police interviews etc and a picture yet not an approved ID.
I did hear years ago it was because it didn't have a digital signature on the card like a drivers license

Haha my drivers license has a big X on it as a fuck you when they changed from life time .

Recent experience with using mortgage brokers & real estate agents- the agents needed 1 strong or 2 mixed forms of identification
. The NZ FAL was listed as one of the accepted identities. Interesting enough if you presented the drivers, you had to supplement it.

Being careful who you show/hand the ID to should always be top of mind for folks though.
- $0.02 Jeff

Originally Posted by No.3

Almost - it is based on what the person who enters it into the records typed. There are quite a few people who get a certed copy of their birth cert later in life and find they've been spelling their name wrong!

When we got married, my wife had to fill out paperwork to have her name changed...it was at this point she discovered that thee marriage license had her birth date as the same year as the marraige license was issued...apparently whe was 18 days old at the wedding.....I've heard of child brides but that is too much....She was 20 when we got married so there wasjust one digit difference and it was a 9 instead of the 7 it was supposed to be....

Have used cal as ID at banks, Justice department, Airport, NZTA among others no problem. So not sure what some of you are banging on about. Also, you have to show fal and allow details/copies to be taken when acquiring hunting permits from most if not all forest companies and district councils, maybe a few on here don’t worry about permits. I know where my licence is at all times but I don’t wear a tin foil hat about it.

Why would you want to use your FAL as ID? Everyone complaining about possible privacy breaches with the register, then go off and flash your FAL around. We all have driving licences.

When I was younger, I spent a little time in the US, my passport was declined as proof of age to buy alcohol. Love our American friends!