Thanks, Tess, for staying on top of this and getting them to admitt that what they are doing is not necessary.
However, bringing this thread (which I had quite forgotten about) back to life has made me a little annoyed. I am still a bit mad that they made me give up my keychain when I entered. The little piece of brass and lead I had with me clearly did not in any way meet the definition of a weapon or ammunition that is cited above, and, if the security people were properly trained, it would have taken all of 2 seconds to see that. Instead, they took several extra minutes with me so that they could remove the dumby round from the rest of my keys and then tag my property.
This is yet another example of government inefficiency at work.
Agreed. If something like this were to happen again, just step out of line and ask them to call a representative from the Sheriff's office. The contract security guards will simply do as they (think they are) told. A deputy will usually clear it up immediately.
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