The following happened to me today at Durango - La Plata County airport.
So I just got back from "spotting." While I was out, at my usual spot, a pilot radioed that there was a guy standing on top of a grey pickup pointing a high powered rifle at landing and departing aircraft. So after I finish up my spotting in the area I decided to drive over to the FBO (noting that as I was driving there were county vehicles following me). Right after I got out of my car the head of security at the airport stopped me and told me that someone had reported a high powered rifle being pointed at aircraft. Immediately I set my camera bag down, opened it up, and made it clear that I had nothing to hide. But still, 6 cop cars were already on the way.
They frisked me, put me in handcuffs, searched my camera bag, my car, my wallet, took all the info off my drivers license, and proceded to almost interrogate me then lecture me about "aviation photography BAAAAAAAAAD" the whole speal. I noticed one of the guys was named Lucero but no relation to the Denver cop. Finally they decided I was of no harm, unhandcuffed me and packed up to head off, as they were doing this I noticed one guy was packing up an assault rifle and putting it back into his squadcar. That freaked me out. So I went inside the FBO and hung out with the people that work there, whom I know pretty well, told them all my story and they helped calm me down and clean the piss out of my pants (j/k). As I was driving home I noticed a blackhawk was coming in and landed on the taxiway (It was doors closed and had the red cross marked on it so I'm not sure if it was coming anyway but I doubt it). I left.
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