Headcase, this is one of those situations where you just aren't going to win, at least at the moment. Having a response prepared is good for verbal sparring as well.
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"Hmmm, interesting. I didn't know you could do that here. But what if someone sees it, won't you get in trouble?".
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Reply: Well you just saw it. Am I in trouble? If you are convinced I am breaking the law it is your duty to call the police. Now. Have a nice day.
Hopefully he will read the flier, but it sounds like he was all over the map with misconceptions and other vague generalities. What in the world does a bar in GA have to do with PA? Put the ball back in his court. Put people on the spot. By trying to answer his questions, you are allowing him to put you on the spot. I think you did an admirable job trying to be nice to the guy. I would have been more contentious, put him on the defense. Make him justify himself. You are in the right and you know it. It is not your fault he is an uneducated boob.
I would call it a neutral encounter on one level, and negative on another, with the negative aspect being bothered by a moron. But since that happens to me in one form or another almost every day, guns or no guns, I guess my life is mostly negative. Overall, good job in handling it.