Greg Cutchall put up a "No Concealed Weapons" sign at his Famous Dave's barbecue restaurant at 71st Street and Ames Avenue, but a customer's reaction persuaded Cutchall to remove it within days.

"He wrote that he was no longer going to do business with us," Cutchall said. "He went on to say how difficult it is for an individual to actually obtain a concealed weapon permit, and that they're law-abiding citizens."

One of the customer's points, Cutchall said, really resonated: The sign wouldn't keep out someone who wanted to rob the place.

"Your business is more important to me than one of 1,000 ways people could sue us," Cutchall wrote back, adding that he would take down the sign.

After he removed the sign, Cutchall said, he received e-mails from other customers applauding his decision and telling him they planned to eat at the restaurant.

The Nebraska Humane Society posted a sign, spokesman Pam Wiese said, because animal control officers write citations and enforce laws.

"We sometimes run up against people who are emotionally charged, who aren't necessarily pleased with the situation that brings them to the center," Wiese said. "So just to maintain as much safety as possible, we felt it was important to post it."

All in all a good article. One exception is the following...



They keep on missing the point that bad men ignore signs!!!

There are not many signs...but, in several communities the local Sheriff or Police are going door-to-door handing out the signs as a "courtesy" to their retail merchants. It is rather refreshing that they are not being used.