OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — 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 says 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.

Gleason says the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is solely responsible for security at the courthouse.