It did. Stone Mountain Park is operated by an outside contractor. They told me to get lost. I went to the GA Parks Dept and they told me full jurisdiction had been transferred to the private contractor. Then I found a very helpful Girl Friday in the governor's office. He's gone. ________________________________ From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 11:47:50 PM Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Don't bring a camera to Kuwait I'm sure that would probably get him fired from his job, and I would have told him so. On Nov 23, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Dave wrote: That's kinda sad; both the story and that guy's attempt to write or understand anything. I was rousted at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta by a park "official" who said I couldn't take pictures because I was using professional equipment. It might be OK if I paid him for the privilege, however. Kuwait isn't the only country that's going seriously downhill. > > > > > ________________________________ From: "WiltW@xxxxxxx" <WiltW@xxxxxxx> >To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 11:31:56 AM >Subject: [nikonf4] Don't bring a camera to Kuwait > > >http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/11/23/kuwait-dslr-camera-ban-now-in-effect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29 > > >--wilt Eric "Look, I wish I had the luxury of just dealing with a modest recession or just dealing with health care or just dealing with energy or just dealing with Iraq or just dealing with Afghanistan. I don't have that luxury, and I don't think the American people do either." - President Obama