But not in the normal way

Jim Marsh, of Salt Lake City, recently had Lasik surgery, improving his vision to 20-20 and enabling him to get a driver license with no corrective lens requirement for the first time in his adult life.

With doctor's note in hand, he rushed to the state Driver License Division for his new, unrestricted license. He was issued a temporary paper license and was told the permanent license would arrive in two weeks, which it did.

But shortly after getting his temporary license, he was informed his brother was dying in Missouri and he needed to fly there right away. At Salt Lake City International Airport, he was informed that the temporary license would not qualify as an ID form to clear him to board.

Just when he thought he would miss seeing his brother, guess what came to the rescue?

He produced his trusty Utah Concealed Firearms Permit, which made him a safe enough bet to board the plane.

Made him safe enough.

Now, I assume the author meant that the permit positively identified him and that made allowing him to board safe, but it's an interesting twist of irony when you consider the bias against guns in the media (most of which I believe results from sensationalism).