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February 3rd, 2014 <br />Alyssa Gangl <br />Little Me Childcare Center 2 Inc. <br />6013 167th Ave NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Hello, my name is Alyssa Gangl. I am a preschool teacher at a childcare center located in Ramsey <br />MN. I am writing this letter in regards to the approval to open an indoor gun range in the building 50 <br />feet away from work. As the lead preschool teacher at Little Me Childcare I am aware that my role is to <br />not only teach each and every preschooler and help ready them for their future in kindergarten but to <br />also keep them safe. <br />I have the following concerns: <br />1) The safety of the children playing in the outdoor play area which is between the two buildings. <br />2) We do everything possible to provide the children with a strong sense of safety. Large signs <br />advertising a shooting range will diminish this sense in not only the children but the staff, <br />parents, and prospective families as well. <br />3) Customers having firearms on their person and in their vehicles, is of major concern as well. <br />Although the Gun Free School Zone Act is not law, Congress and communities felt it was <br />important to keep guns 1000 feet away at minimum in order to protect our children. <br />4) The children at our facility are going to hear gunfire at a place that they should feel happy and <br />safe. At young ages a lot of kids are afraid of police sirens and other loud noises. A shooting <br />range in such close proximity is going to have an adverse effect on them. <br />5) I have an overall fear for the safety of the children in our center as well as coworkers and <br />parents considering the close proximity of the gun range. <br />The children at our facility are our priority and I feel they should be the city's too. It seems that <br />there is a safer more isolated area for a shooting range. <br />