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OMAHA — A Douglas County judge is not budging from his order to keep his courtroom gun-free — despite concerns by uniformed Omaha police who've been barred from entering with their service weapons.

District Judge James Gleason said he is aware of the concerns of Omaha police, who have said that their service weapons are a required part of their uniform.

But Gleason said in a recent written response to Omaha police authorities that he has had a no-guns rule in his courtroom for almost 13 years, and the first time an officer objected was at a Dec. 14 hearing.

Sgt. John Wells, head of the Omaha police union, promised Friday that the matter was not settled.

"This won't be the last you hear from us," Wells told the World-Herald. "He's on the wrong side of this issue, and he's going to have to deal with the consequences."

Gleason, Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer, Presiding Douglas County District Judge Leigh Ann Retelsdorf, Assistant City Attorney Bernard in den Bosch and Douglas County Sheriff's Capt. Wayne Hudson, who oversees courthouse security, met Dec. 17 to discuss the matter.

Retelsdorf said Friday she does not agree with Gleason's policy.