[wastedyears]

The weapon was discovered during the security 'pat-down' at the entrance, and the coliseum management folks REALLY pushed hard trying to talk me in to taking it back to my car. However, the Hampton Police Major on the scene was having none of it. He made it clear that it was legal for me to carry the weapon in to the venue, and he flatly stated that he was not even going to try to stop me or talk me out of it.

You may want to write him a letter thanking him for that, and also mention the incident so he knows what you're talking about.

[WayneS]

Not a bad idea. Thank you for the suggestion.