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Ok, here's some more detail. As posted earlier I went to the mall with the intention of buying socks. Once there I checked several stores and decided that saving $4 per pack of socks by going to (insert generic superstore) was a better idea since that's a pack of cigs per pack of socks. My two friends and I wandered the mall for about 30 min, ate at the food court for about 15 min, and finally left for a total time in mall of approx 1 hour. On our way out of the food court a security guard moved to intercept me, but only glared as I passed by. Then the guard and another guard followed us out. Outside there was a mall security SUV waiting and watching as we got into our vehicle. We pulled out of the parking space and started down the lane between cars when a Dearborn Squad Car pulled up behind us and turned on it's lights. My friend (who was driving) pulled back into a parking space that was about 6 spaces from any other car. Once we stopped the officer announced over the PA to keep our hands over our heads. I had just grabbed my recorder and turned it on so it stayed in my hand. The officer got out of his car and while gun drawn and aimed at me yelled at the passenger (me) to open the door, remove seatbelt, step out of car, keep hands in view. Once out he told me to put the voice recorder down on the car seat. He then told me to walk backwards till even with the mirror of his car, had me get on my knees, place hands behind my back, and cuffed me. After cuffing me he removed my gun, searched all my pockets (and took an OC pamphlet from my inside jacket pocket) and put me in the squad car. By this time 3 more squad cars had arrived and were repeating the gun drawn and cuffing routine with my friends. For the next 40 minutes or so the officers alternated yelling at me and lecturing me while they ran the serial on my gun, my drivers license, and my CPL. I also saw them break out the little blue paper book of gun laws trying to find something to cite me with. They also stood around the trunk of the cruiser I was in all reading the pamphlet the initial officer had taken from me. They tried to foul me up with several points such as no carry in a theater or an alcohol serving establishment (which are in fact attached to the mall), but I pointed out this doesn't apply to CPL holders. Finally they put my gun and magazine separately into my friends trunk and let me go WITH NO CHARGES. My friend was cited with "failure to change address on his drivers license" even though he's a student and renting a room at my house for the school year. My other friend had a warrant that she didn't know about (She'd had a court date set 11 months ago for disorderly, but the notice didn't arrive till after the court date so she'd missed it and thought it all was dropped long ago.) so the police took her to the station and then she was transferred to Oakland and we had to go pay her bond, which was why I didn't post more earlier.
I haven't checked what my recorder caught yet, just got home. Since it was sitting in our car, I doubt it got much.
If anyone has questions or can think of something I forgot to address, feel free to ask and I will try to elaborate.
Almost forgot, they gave me crap the whole time for wanting attention and causing a fuss on purpose, etc, etc...
