Sorry if it was posted already, I didn't see it.
http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=873876
Well I was arrested for open carrying today in Portland, ME. I was walking a path around the waterfront known as "Back Bay" with my USP Compact in plain sight on my hip.
A police officer drove by with lights and sirens, turned around, jumped out of his car and held me at gunpoint telling me to get on the ground. I complied with his order, but told him who I was and asked him what the problem was. He said nothing and just waited til two other officers arrived. While at gunpoint they then stripped the gun off me and searched me for other weapons. I had a couple SMALL knives in my pockets.
They charged me with three counts of carrying a concealed weapon even though I explained to them that the knives were tools I use at work and I had just got out of work (I work retail and use the knives to cut boxes and one has a screwdriver...)
They confiscated my knives and my gun with extra magazine and didn't give me a receipt when I asked for one.
They didn't seem to care, charged me with all three counts, and now I have a court date coming up.
Does anyone know where I can get a good weapons savvy attorney in Maine?