He said he was drawn to the building for a couple of reasons.

One is that he has a significant number of customers from the Omaha area, so being closer to them makes it easier for them to buy from him.

About half his business is in-store retail and the other half is online. But federal law prevents firearms and ammunition purchases from being shipped directly to a person's home, so they either have to pick it up at Deguns.net's store or have it shipped to a licensed arms dealer near them. A more central location makes it more convenient for more customers.

Another reason the new location is advantageous is that by being outside the city limits, he doesn't have to pay city sales tax, which makes his products more competitive.

As for the rest of the building, some of it will be used for storage for inventory, offices and a small call center for his online business. Broman also hopes to attract a restaurant to lease out part of the space.

He said he has 13 employees now and expects that number to jump to at least 20 and maybe as high as 30 in the next year.

The big plan for most of the space, though, is an indoor gun range.

Broman envisions a 100-yard-long, six-lane shooting range.