My note to the Omaha Police Department's Facebook page

[FarmerRick]

... can also be viewed here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=194674844095&topic=21175

I'm hoping to get a response back from them, but I won't be holding my breath. 



Rick Mangold
Regarding the story here: http://www.omaha.com/article/20101123/NEWS01/711239906

It says in part: "District officials said they are acting on a recommendation from the Omaha Police Department and in response to increasing community violence and the passage of a city ordinance that permits a person to carry a concealed weapon."

Per state statute, legally concealed weapons are not allowed at school sporting events. I fail to see how " the passage of a city ordinance that permits a person to carry a concealed weapon" has any bearing on a new OPS policy to use metal detectors at school sporting events.

This seems to me like the OPD is trying to vilify CCW permit holders by saying in a round-about way that the public should be afraid of us carrying weapons into school sporting events(which is illegal). I fail to understand why OPD continues to use scare tactics with the public against some the THE MOST LAW ABIDING CITIZENS in the United States. We have passed extensive criminal and mental background checks, taken training classes, paid hundreds of dollars for this training and the State-issued permits, yet OPD wants to paint US as the "bad guys" for wanting to have the ability to legally protect ourselves and our loved-ones.

Why is that?

[RLMoeller]

Great post Rick.

[Husker_Fan]

From the article:

District officials said they are acting on a recommendation from the Omaha Police Department and in response to increasing community violence and the passage of a city ordinance that permits a person to carry a concealed weapon.

I might be wrong, but it reads to me like that was part of OPS's decision making process, not something from OPD.  It looks to me like OPS needs to get a clue.

[Chris Z]

Good post Rick, I bet they don't respond........ Or delete your post

[A-FIXER]

Nice job being and staying aware...

[omaharj]

Joe Reyka of the WH needs to make a correction. Laying it on OPD may not be very effective. Perhaps someone would give us a well phrased paragraph or two we could all send to him via the link in the heading of the article.  Something about which Omaha ordinance was he referring to? Does he know the law regarding CCW and schools? Perhaps educating this fellow may have better results.
    Someone with better literary skills could help me out with that paragraph and I would gladly send him (Joe R.), a comment. Perhaps I wouldn't be alone.
RJ

[Eagle1]

Looks like they may have deleted the post, I don't see it there.
I sent an e-mail to the author of the article, not that he will read it.

[Chris Z]

Ricks post is still there:  http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=194674844095&topic=21175


Looks like they took to time to delete another post that was disparaging "pigs" on this question, but still haven't taken the time to answer the question.

[Husker_Fan]

It doesn't look to me like OPD did or said anything related to CCW.  The article says OPS made a decision based in part on the recommendation of OPD AND because of an imaginary change to city ordinances.

 It does not say that CCW laws were the basis for OPD's recommendation.

[Eagle1]

Thanks for the link Chris. Now I know where to look.
The reporter did reply to my e-mail to say "Thanks for writing".

[omaharj]

OPD replied..... 

[OnTheFly]

Not wanting to attack anyone involved in the field of private security, but did you see the employment held by the Kevin Gibbs who had a tart reply to Rick's post?

He is a "Protection Specialist" at Target.  He's probably just angry that he doesn't get to carry a gun.  He probably could, but he's just not old enough.

Fly

[RobertH]

ya i noticed that.   and wow, you gun nuts will go anywhere........   

[NE Bull]

Surf his likes and such further, This fella scares me with the 'company he keeps'  not to mention the French owned non American company he works for.

Any, I am also glad to see the officer? in charge of the page is keeping the dialog going, but I see they still think the registraion thing is a fix all, for what?  A thievin gangsta punk, is a thieving gangsta punk, no matter whose gun he has.

[OnTheFly]

The officer's dialog stopped after Chris stated the undisputable facts.

Fly

[DaveB]

I made my first post ever on FB, it's just too bad it had to be to the OPD. Rick is right, it all falls on deaf ears and replys from OPD are just generic BS to show the sheeple how well protected they are. Seems to me that when (if) they do come up with a stolen gun, there have been two crimes committed with it already.

[DaveB]

Another good reply Chris. It seems the Target shoplifting professional is the only one that is going to stick up for OPD. I wrote a reply, but couldn't post it because I actually said what I felt. Would have been deleted I'm sure.

[Chris Z]

Dave-

I wrote a couple replies too before clicking send. The guy is a wanna-be cop who obviously can't make the cut, so he has his nose so far up OPD's behind........

Just keep it on the high road. I know it is tough, believe me! I had trouble doing it too

[Dan W]

Well,  Kev has played the name calling card again, referring to the Legislature as a "bunch of farmers in the state capitol that don't understand"

[Chris Z]

I am working politely as I can on my response!