Man brings gun to enforce face mask compliance in gym before manager tackles him

A Minnesota man was arrested after he allegedly pulled out a gun in a gym because members were not wearing masks while they worked out.

Michael Florhaug, 64, reportedly went to an LA Fitness on Dec. 31 in Maplewood to monitor whether gym members were wearing face masks. He is not a member of the gym.

He reportedly spoke to an employee at the front desk to alert them that members were not complying with mask mandates and spoke in an “aggressive and angry” tone.

A manager then spoke with the man and said the gym does not employ enough people to monitor face masks but that Florhaug could pay an employee personally to enforce the rules.

Florhaug called the manager dumb and said he would “take pictures of people in the gym to get the business in trouble with the state.

The manager refused to let Florhaug enter, prompting the man to say, “Oh yeah?”

He then pulled out a 9 mm handgun.

An employee said Florhaug did not flash the gun but that he “completely removed it from his pocket” and pointed it at the manager.

He then tried to enter the gym again, but he was tackled by the manager, who thought he would shoot members who were not wearing masks.

Florhaug was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. He will appear in court on Tuesday.

via www.washingtonexaminer.com

Why can’t people just be normal?