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WI concealed carry falls one vote short
Damn, damn, damn! Edited for brevity.Second Amendment supporters are fuming at what they call the "cowardice" of the Wisconsin Assembly in sustaining the governorâs veto of a concealed carry bill. Tuesdayâs 65-34 vote was just one vote short of the necessary two-thirds needed to override Gov. Jim Doyleâs veto. The vote was "a slap in the face and a sucker punch to the safety of every Wisconsin resident," said Joe Waldron, executive director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA). Waldron singled out Rep. Gary Sherman, a National Rifle Association member and a Democrat, who just three months ago voted in favor of the concealed carry law. But on Tuesday, Sherman switched his vote -- "to protect his governor and what limited power the minority Assembly Democrats have," one newspaper quoted him as saying. Iâm all for rescinding that NRA membership right now. Waldron said the blood of crime victims in Wisconsin - denied the right to defend themselves with a concealed weapon - will be on the hands of Gov. Jim Doyle and the lawmakers who upheld his veto. Gov. Doyle thanked "courageous" lawmakers for helping him keep Wisconsinâs 130-year-old ban on concealed weapons in place. He said the law is good for the state. "I did not want kids in this state going into crowded shopping malls or playgrounds with a lot of people walking around with loaded guns in their pockets," the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel quoted him as saying. Yeah, we have shootouts in the malls here all the time in PA. Save the children! Posted by: Dar 2004-02-06 |
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