"Tom will veto" nothing. He's unelectable.
Well, we're clearly not going to convince each other at this point, and perhaps I should have used the conditional "would". Regardless, the tendency of the Tom and Arnold camps to talk past each other is one of the most frustrating aspects of this whole enterprise. Look, I think that an objective review of the FACTS show that Tom, with the support from the state and national Republican parties that is flowing to Arnold could win. But, that's water under the bridge at this point, and will be a topic of contention for at least the next several years in the party here in California.
And.. -- You have no real evidence Arnie would sign either bill..
No, just that he's on record favoring 'common sense gun control'. That hasn't worked out so well for us the past few decades or so, so I'm giving Arnold the benefit of the doubt, and taking him at his word.
Once elected, he may surprise us all as a one term reformer on individual liberties. If he doesn't, -- what have we lost? Nothing, I guess, except the remnants of a Republican party in this state that was distinguished in some degree of kind from the Democrat party.