My fun for a day.

[Armistead]

I do a lot of metal detecting. I was detecting an old burned out school that is now posted private property, with permission of course. Next to the school is a small public park, that doesn't allow detecting.

As I came around the school in view of the park, about 75 yards away were two young girls, guessing age 8 playing. I saw no adults in sight, cept one man walking a dog that went out of site. Eventually these two girls wondered towards me, curious what I was doing. I asked them where their parents were, one stated.."mommy went to Burger King. No one else was around and I don't like being alone with children. I told them nicely to go back to the park and play, but they stood there watching. I asked them could I call mom, they didn't know a number. This was about 10 minutes when mommy finally pulled up. She called the kids over, then came my way in a puff, stating it was illegal to metal detect in the park. I explained to her I was on posted property and she was trespassing and what parent would leave their children alone, she got mad and left.

I noticed she was on her cell, in about 15 minutes a lady cop pulled up, went and talked to the lady, then came to me. Now the fun, I was open carrying my pistol in a shoulder holster. Course, I told her I was armed anyway. The cop said the lady complained of a strange armed man talking to her children. I explained the above. She took my gun under protest, but I understand.

The female cop was bitchy and asked for my DL. I asked what for, she said for her investigation. I asked her what crime or suspicion, that the only wrong was a lady leaving her children alone and all of them trespassing on posted property. She kept asking for ID. I told her no, that I had done no crime and my state isn't a "stop and ID state." I kept asking her what crime she was investigating or what suspicion she had, she gave no reason, other than checking a report. Anyway, I told her my ID was in my car. She walked me down to my car, asked me to get my DL, I again replied no. She asked if she could look in my car, I said no. I then stated filming with my IPhone.

I asked for her to get her Super on site. He finally showed, chatted with cop and lady with kids. They finally approached me still filming. He was nice. I again explained to him what happened. He gave me my gun back and said "goodbye". I wasn't in hearing range, but they went back to the lady. I could tell he was giving it to her, obviously got her ID and it appeared he wrote and gave her something. Anyway, she left and after a few the cops left, with the male cop waving his hand and smiling.

Fun Fun....

Edit:

This park is hardly used now, medium crime region for a small milltown.