Honey's Concealed Carry License is about to expire, and when we sent in the renewal, she was asked to take another try at getting her fingerprints. When she first got her license, it took two trips to the IdentoGO fingerprinting office and a letter from them to the DPS stating that she did not have readable prints for her to get approved.
Now, they are asking her to try again. Saturday's trip netted readable prints on only two of ten fingers. Hopefully that and another note will be enough.
According to Scientific American, something like 1 to 2% of the population have no readable prints. It is common with people who handle rough surfaces all day like bricklayers, and to a lesser extent secretaries who deal with paper all day. Other causes include chemotherapy and aging.
In Honey's case, years of working in medical labs, washing hands dozens of times a day is most likely the cause.
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