Omaha Judge Bans Officers Guns in Courtroom

RedSavage · December 18, 2015

Well this Judge is an idiot. Makes perfect sense to disarm officers that are potentially around dangerous criminals, especially if those officers are responsible for their incrimination :facepalm: :

Douglas County judge's gun ban in courtroom has officers up in arms
POSTED: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 7:04 PM | UPDATED: 12:00 AM, FRI DEC 18, 2015.

By Todd Cooper / World-Herald staff writer

Airports. Schools. Prisons.

Now, add this to the list of gun-free zones: a courtroom.

Douglas County District Judge James Gleason raised eyebrows — and police officers’ ire — this week when he refused to allow two Omaha police officers to enter his courtroom unless they left their guns behind.

The officers declined to do so, noting that the guns are a required part of their uniform and equipment.

Plus, Omaha police officers noted that Gleason’s policy flies in the face of Douglas County’s overall courthouse security policy, which allows on-duty officers to carry their weapons in courtrooms throughout the building.