Man who openly carried gun into York County Giant speaks to WGAL News 8 WGAL News 8 Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WGAL NEWS 8’S ED WEINSTOCK SPOKE TO THE MAN AND JOINS US LIVE. ED: I ASKED RYAN FLOHR TO CARRY THE WEAPON, AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HE CARRIES IT IN PUBLIC. HE SAYS BECAUSE HE CAN. MR. FLOHR: I AM A GUN ENTHUSIAST. ED: 26-YEAR-OLD RYAN FLOHR OF YORK COUNTY IS A GUN ENTHUSIAST. HE OWNS SIX GUNS, BUT IT IS THE ONE HE IS WEARING OVER HIS SHOULDER THAT IS DRAWING A LOT OF ATTENTION. IT MAY LOOK LIKE MACHINE GUN, BUT FLOHR SAYS IT IS A NINE-MILLIMETER PISTOL. ON SUNDAY, POLICE WERE CALLED TO A GIANT SUPERMARKET AFTER COMPLAINTS ABOUT FLOHR AND THE WEAPON. MR. FLOHR: IF SOMEBODY SEES ME WITH THIS, THAT HAS COME INTO A STORE LOCATION THAT I AM AT TO DO HARM, MAYBE THEY WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. ED: FLOHR IS LEGALLY ALLOWED TO CARRY THE WEAPON IN PUBLIC, BUT HE WASN’T EXPECTING ALL THE ATTENTION HE RECEIVED. MR. FLOHR: I DIDN’T WANT ANY OF IT, HONESTLY. ED: FLOHR SAYS HE HAS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED THE WEAPON WHILE SHOPPING AT GIANT AND OTHER STORES. HE SAYS HE NEVER NOTICED ANYONE GETTINGUPSET. BUT HE REALIZES SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE. MR. FLOHR: I DO NOT WANT TO SOUND INSENSITIVE, BUT MY RIGHT TRUMP SOMEBODY’S FEELINGS. ED: HE WAS NOT CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GIANT INCIDENT. HE HAS RECEIVED A LOT OF REACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, ANDSOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID HE SHOULD NOT BE CARRYING A GUN IN PUBLIC. HE HAS TOLD ME HE HAS NO PLANS TO CHANGE. KIM: WE REACHED OUT TO GIANT, AND IT RELEASED THIS STATEMENT -- "WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT CUSTOMERS NOT BRING FIREARMS IN OUR STORES, EVEN IF PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS." THIS COMES WEEKS AFTER THE TWO ARE JUST GROCERY STORE CHAINS, WALMART AND KROGER, ASKED CHOP

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