On 26-2-2016 2:29, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:27:47 +0000, scott wrote:
>
>>>>> In Utah, I remember there being an issue with someone from outside
>>>>> the US (maybe it was someone from the UK) trying to buy alcohol with
>>>>> their regular ID - which didn't include a photo.  Utah requires (or
>>>>> at least required at one time) a photo ID for purchase.
>>>>
>>>> That's easy to solve, you walk round the block, buy a gun, then go
>>>> back and ask again for a drink :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> hem... don't need the same ID to buy a gun? ;-)
>>
>> Nope, no mention in 2nd amendment about requiring photo ID to buy a gun
>> ;-) Seriously though, it seems in Utah to buy from a "dealer" they need
>> to run a criminal background check (which I assume means they'll want to
>> see ID?), but private sales are legal and subject to no such
>> requirement, so it shouldn't be too hard to come into possession of a
>> gun without ID.
>
> Heh, that's certainly true.
>

So, you have the interesting situation where it is easier to buy a gun 
than a bottle of booze; where there is a policeman standing inside the 
booze store but not in the gun store...

Weird country. Maybe a topic for the brothers Coen.


-- 
Thomas

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