Hi, new here (been lurking for a while), but I thought that I would post because I followed this story from the day it happened. The man in question posts on GeorgiaPacking.org, and freely shared the entire story the day after being released from jail.
The basic facts are that a security guard, who was contracted by a private company, mistakenly thought carrying in a park was illegal (Georgia pre-empts local municipalities) and confronted the man. He badgered him into leaving and argued that carrying was illegal. He also falsely claimed to the responding officers that he had asked the man to leave. The LEO's also did not know Georgia law either. He was eventually arrested for "felony trespass" (which doesn't exist in Georgia) and spent a night in jail. The case was "nolle prosequi" due to lack of evidence, the private security company settled a lawsuit, and the lawsuit against the officers wound up being what this article is about.
Beside losing the lawsuit, the other important point is that the judge decided that quite contrary to Georgia law, the mere presence of a gun allows a LEO to detain, demand identification, and perform a warrantless search (running the serial number). The law is quite unlike Tennessee in that having a Georgia Weapons License is an element of the crime, rather than being an affirmative defense like in Tennessee. When it comes down to it, this ruling is as much about the 4th amendment as the 2nd amendment.
Some of you might have visualized a cop baiter who dresses all in camo and carrying an AR in public, trying to win a lawsuit. From what I can see based on his side of the story and reading the court documents and recordings, this was a case of a guy who really did not want all the attention that he got. The picture that I saw showed him in very normal clothing (I don't remember any camo). In other words, even though he eventually sued, he did not leave his house that morning intending to cause trouble or make a scene. Once he was detained, he did not roll over and urinate in submission, either.
If you want to read it for yourself, here's a link: http://www.georgiapacking.org/forum/showthread.php?t=237726