AP: Taft's hidden-gun veto promise could rile fellow Republicans
1:55pm Monday, December 15, 2003
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Statehouse Correspondent COLUMBUS (AP) -- Gov. Bob Taft's promise to veto a concealed weapons bill reflects political considerations that go beyond the Republican Party. Taft has long been uneasy about giving Ohioans the right to carry a concealed gun. At first he refused to support legislation without the backing of law enforcement groups. This fall, as that opposition...