wow, this is nuts. but i've had my fair share of this crap in america. basically, the gun laws over there suck. security works totally differently.. the us ppl need to sort this. but also, i think techno is so bloody underground over there that you can easily find yourself playing at a party where ppl just dont like that sound. i've had so much hostility over there due to this but i thin ya gotta walk away if it happens. no sense in challenging. take ya message elsewhere :)