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REAL ID Requirement Date Pushed Back Once Again
The deadline to obtain a REAL ID in order to fly is being pushed back to 2025. This follows a string of earlier postponements dating back to 2008. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
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I dealt with the paperwork and lengthy lines to obtain my REAL ID three years ago. I understand there have been legitimate delays, but these continuing postponements are defeating the purpose of the process. It’s not that difficult…
AH, but it has government oversight. Anyone in Vegas laying odds on the 2025 date??? Lol...
Cant you use the same ID you need to buy a gun?
Yes you can.
If the state your buying in has "Real ID", then THAT is the ID you need to purchase a firearm.
Currently, there are only 2 states that still have not adopted Real ID: Oregon & Oklahoma. All of the other 48 do offer it, and most will require it in the near future (probably when renewing).
If the state your buying in has "Real ID", then THAT is the ID you need to purchase a firearm.
Currently, there are only 2 states that still have not adopted Real ID: Oregon & Oklahoma. All of the other 48 do offer it, and most will require it in the near future (probably when renewing).
Some states have implemented "Real ID" compliant licenses as a non-standard type of license. If the people in that state didn't pay attention to the discussions about Real ID, then they will have just a standard license and that won't work for getting on a plane. For example, Washington (state) has had Real ID compliant licenses for at least four or five years now, but one has to request what Washington calls an "Enhanced Driver's License" and pay extra money to get one. So the state-by-state adoption of Real ID isn't enough to track Real ID license adoption progress for US intra-state flying; the actual citizen renewal of licenses into a Real ID compliant format needs to be tracked.
States have dragged their feet and, unfortunately, gotten extension after extension from the federal government. At some point one has to question whether enough adoption will ever have occurred that politicians are willing to accept the political heat will be generated when the rule change requiring Real ID compliant licenses is finalized and people start getting denied boarding while in the TSA security line.
States have dragged their feet and, unfortunately, gotten extension after extension from the federal government. At some point one has to question whether enough adoption will ever have occurred that politicians are willing to accept the political heat will be generated when the rule change requiring Real ID compliant licenses is finalized and people start getting denied boarding while in the TSA security line.
Amazing how long it takes to implement something like this. It’s not hard to get a new ID people! State of Georgia requires renewing every 8 years and here we are going on 18 years since the legislation was signed.
