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Title: OWH Story: A marksman in Iraq; No gun permit in Omaha
Post by: FarmerRick on March 05, 2009, 08:43:03 AM

http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10578732 (http://omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10578732)

 Published Thursday    March 5, 2009
A marksman in Iraq; No gun permit in Omaha
BY KEVIN COLE
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER



Sgt. Tim Mechaley trained fellow Marines to fire .50-caliber machine guns. He qualified as a marksman. He fought in the battle for Fallujah, Iraq, and received a combat medal with a "V" for valor.
 
Back home, he uses a rifle for target shooting.

Yet, when Mechaley sought to buy a 9-mm Ruger pistol for protection at his midtown apartment, the Omaha Police Department rejected his application for a gun permit.

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Title: Re: OWH Story: A marksman in Iraq; No gun permit in Omaha
Post by: Ram Ringer on March 08, 2009, 11:45:03 AM

Here is a simple solution. Get rid of the permit application altogether.