I'm not sure if Nobile's words are getting twisted here, but Weidig expresses a common viewpoint.
http://flaglerlive.com/93128/flagler-gun-shops/All of the Flagler gun shop owners agreed open carry was a bad idea.
“I don’t understand the purpose of it, honestly,” Nobile said. “If someone has an open weapons permit, and if a gun accidentally shows while someone’s walking down the street and a police officer sees the gun, they have to do something about it. But if you’re legally carrying that gun, you shouldn’t have to worry about being harassed by sheriff’s and deputies.”
Weidig was even more vehement in his rejection of open carry.
“We have a lot of retirees down here and they put a gun on their hip and feel strong but have no idea what they’re doing with that gun,” Weidig said. “If I were a bad guy and saw someone flashing a gun, I wouldn’t even need one of my own. I’d take theirs and do what I wanted to do.”
Aside from opposing open carry, the local owners felt that Florida’s laws are sensible. They don’t see a reason to change them, or add more.
“Florida is doing it right, and I think it’s just a matter of enforcing some of the current laws,” Beighle said. “But I’ve got no problem with what the laws are now.”
