All these law makers don't seem to think of the big picture. What the sport brings to local communities goes without saying, unearthing items that otherwise would be lost forever, solving crimes is huge with forensics. Stifling and scaring people away from the sport is the wrong thing to do, I have honestly never seen a video of a detectorist who doesn't a) completely make it look like they have never been on the property and b) not mention about taking the trash out with you. How can you fault such a peaceful hobby, it's ridiculous in my opinion. A little bit of compensation to the hobbyist is the least that can happen, gees.