Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times

I was at Lowe's today buying some 3/8"-16 bolts, and when I used my credit card to pay for them, I was asked for ID--which has become depressingly common in the last or two here in Boise. But what surprised me was how the clerk asked for ID, after I swiped the credit card through the reader: "Could I see your credit card and your driver's license or gun permit?" An Idaho carry permit looks almost identical to a driver's license, and from what the clerk told me, among their customers, both are about equally accessible.