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So the wife and I are on a trip to watch my daughter perform at the Band of America’s Grand National Championship in Indianapolis and decided to spend the day in Little Rock on our way. We wanted to go to the Arkansas State Capital, but it was closed for Veteran's Day. Because it was raining, we settled on the Clinton Library. Although I do not agree with most of his presidency, I thought that it would be interesting, and it was.

Well, thinking that they would not allow guns, I disarmed. Getting to the door, I was pleasantly surprised when they said admission was free today. Sure enough, they had a metal detector and told us to empty our pockets. As I did, I noticed that I forgot the extra magazine in my pocket. I unloaded my knives, wallet, keys, etc and put them in the bin provided. As I am checking my pockets, the security guard tells me that I only need to put the hard metal objects through the scanner. I lift my shirt tail and ask if the metal clips on my empty holster were ok. He said that they were and was extremely nice. As I walked through, the alarm sounded and the guard said not to worry.

As I am putting things back in my pockets, I noticed that I had forgotten my phone in the car. I tell my wife I will need to go back to get it. The guard then noticed the magazine and tell me that I should leave it in the car as long as I was going back. When he said it, he was very pleasant.

When I get back, there was an additional guard, but no problem. I empty my pockets and go through the scanner. It of course goes off. The first guard was again being nice and asked if I would lift my shirt, which I did. No issues.

As we are walking away, my wife tells me that while I was gone, the guard was commenting to one of the volunteers that he did not understand why people find it necessary to carry guns on a daily basis. I tell her, “says the guy who is carrying a gun”.

All in all, it was an educational experience. Well worth our price of admission.