Business is booming for Joe Nazzero.

"I can't even get back with most of the people. I get up and I'll have 20 messages, 20 calls, just been getting a lot of calls.”

The Arcade native has sold Confederate flags out of his car for the last two weeks, and he says he has already sold hundreds.

"When you tell someone they can't have it, they're gonna want it more, just like when you tell the kids they can't have candy," Nazzero said.

There is no law preventing the sale or distribution of the flag, but they are harder to come by after retailers like Wal-Mart decided to no longer sell them.

The decision came after nine African Americans were shot dead in a South Carolina church back in June.

The alleged murderer, Dylann Roof, was pictured holding a Confederate flag and handgun before the incident.

Nazzero says he doesn't believe the flag is a symbol of racism, though.

"I believe it's the history of the country, and it's also about politicians telling us what we can and can't do in our own home. If we wanna put a flag up, if we wanna wear a hat, they wanna dictate and make this into a race thing," Nazzero said.

Buffalo NAACP President Frank Mesiah says Confederate flags started to fly prevalently in the U.S. in the 1950s, particularly after the Civil Rights Act of 1954.

He says some white Americans put the flag in front of their house or in their car to let people know where they stood in relation to race and people of color, and that others are simply in denial.

"They deny that racism exists or they deny that they are the recipients and beneficiaries of race in this country, so what they do is put up a screen and make believe that isn't the case," Mesiah said.

Mesiah says he has no problem with Nazzero selling the flags, but he hopes they don't continue to sell well in the area.

"The issue becomes how many people in this area not only purchase that flag, but also start displaying it, because it may be their ignorance, not knowing what the south stood for in contrast to African Americans who know that the white population primarily in the south stood for slavery and for the suppression of people of color," Mesiah said.

Nazzero may not be selling them much longer. He bought his supply from a friend in New York City who owns a gift shop, but is unsure if he will be able to get a steady supply.

"I know there's three, four flag companies that are gonna stop making them. And to me, it's crazy," Nazzero said.