AFTER 12-YEAR STRUGGLE, MISSOURI SENATE OVERRIDES HOLDEN'S VETO TO PASS LICENSE-TO-CARRY INTO LAW!

Luke Skyfreeper reporting live | September 11, 2003 | Luke Skyfreeper

[Luke Skyfreeper]

The Missouri Senate has JUST NOW OVERRIDDEN GOV. BOB HOLDEN'S VETO OF LICENSE-TO-CARRY, by the narrow margin of 23 to 11!

23 votes were required to override, and we barely made it -- but we made it.

We were helped out in key swing votes by Senator Jon Dolan, who flew in from military duty in Cuba for this and the abortion override vote, and also by Senator Michael Gibbons, who voted against the original bill. No one knew until today how Senator Gibbons would cast his vote.

These are certainly not the only Senators who deserve to be thanked. Senator Harold Caskey, Democrat Senator from District 31, has swum against the tide of many of his colleagues to provide tremendous, courageous leadership in this issue. Senators Peter Kinder and Sarah Steelman also come to mind as prominent supporters. And those who passed the override in the House deserve to be thanked as well, because without them we would never have reached this point.

[Badray]

Welcome to FR.

[Mini-14]

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[Badray]

Congrats and welcome to an ever growing club.

[Deadeye Division]

bttt

[white trash redneck]

Soon it will be NY, CA and IL.

Let's not forget the Peoples' Republic of Massachusetts.

[goldstategop]

Both Ohio and Wisconsin will probably get Shall Issue CCW laws in the next year or two.

[Dan from Michigan]

Alright. Does that mean Missouri is shall issue?

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Alright. Does that mean Missouri is shall issue?

You bet, Dan. Will be in 30 or 90 days or whenever it is that the law actually takes effect.

Unbelievably, we did it at last.

[Dan from Michigan]

In other news - Sarah Brady, Mel Carnahan's ghost, DiFi, Chuck Scumer, Ted Kennedy, Andrew McKelvey, and Josh Sugarmann are all crying in their beer.

[nonsporting]

Luke: "What is it?"

Nonsporting: "I felt a powerful disturbance in the [dark side of the] force. As if a million liberal, criminal voices cried out in horror."

[Shooter 2.5]

[stevio]

Congratulations!

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Now being reported both by St. Louis and Kansas City newspapers, see:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/980653/posts

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

CHALK UP ONE MORE STATE TO THE EVER GROWING LIST!

[Johnny Gage]

Private property rights are hardly "BEE-ESS".

That is true. But, b/4 the minnesota law was passed these poeple had CCW'ers (while fewer) canrrying in their businesses and never blinked an eye.

Now that the average citizen can carry, everyone is crying about "all those guns"

They have the private property rights to ban guns.. and I have the right to take my business elsewhere too.

That's all my post was about.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Whoo-hoo!!!

[hoosierham]

A Constitutional right overides property rights ,else you could deny service at your business to whites,blacks,orientals,women,or geeks.

[Joe Brower]

Dang, Shooter, that's a nice map! I could look at it for hours.

I think I'll run off some copies on my color printer and mail 'em to our favorite cadre of lefties in Washington DC, with some of those discount coupons you get at the heart doctor for blood pressure meds. $;-)

[Billthedrill]

A WOO-HOO! BTT...

[Chemist_Geek]

That is true. But, b/4 the minnesota law was passed these poeple had CCW'ers (while fewer) canrrying in their businesses and never blinked an eye.

Now that the average citizen can carry, everyone is crying about "all those guns"

Yeah. The anti-self-defense folk bang the drum, and the uninformed get all scared (the ASDers objective). As you say, when permits were few and far between, none of these business owners were frightened or had any problem with it.

They have the private property rights to ban guns.. and I have the right to take my business elsewhere too.

Exactly! Let them have their "rob me" sign on the door; I won't be there!

Since 2001, Michigan has had shall-issue (before we were may-issue) and there was the same weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth. Funny, though, the only "No concealed guns allowed" sign I've seen was on a gun store/indoor range.