Blame it on the Gun Show

Take a family from Southwest Florida. They decide to spend their morning at a Southwest Florida family attraction. Father decides to carry a Glock.

While the family is enjoying themselves, Father bends over and accidentally introduces his firearm to the other visitors. A manager-type sees this and approaches the man. One report says that Father was asked to secure his firearm in his car and return to enjoy the day with his family. Another report has the manager-type telling Father to leave. In both cases the manager-type is able to describe the Glock, and informs father that there are families with young children around and his display was inappropriate.

Father has already acted in an irresponsible manner by allowing his concealed firearm to be seen, but he is just getting started.

Rather than just listen to the manager-type, Father and Mother “know their rights” (Good Lord), and he refuses to leave. A little while later a Law Enforcement Officer is brought in. Officer Friendly then asks the man if he is armed. Yes. Does Father have the proper credentials? Yes. Did Father allow his firearm to become a public matter? Yes. Hmm.

Officer Friendly asks again that Father leave. Now Father is getting angry. Father tells Officer Friendly that he doesn’t have to leave, and there is nothing Officer Friendly can do. Nice.

(Jingle, jingle, clink) [That’s the sound of hand cuffs. We’re big on sound effects here.]

Father is arrested, booked and charged.

Seems Father is now telling Officer Friendly, and anyone else that will listen to him, that he wasn’t aware of the law. He took his class at the gun show, and the instructor never said anything. Right.