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Article: Senate passes concealed weapons bill; Governor Doyle already has threatened a veto
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- October 25, 2003
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin residents would be allowed to carry
concealed weapons in public - except for a list of places like
taverns, police station and schools - if they qualify for a permit
under legislation the state Senate approved Friday.
The Senate voted 24-8 to overturn the state's 130-year-old ban on
concealed weapons and sent the bill to the Assembly. It must be
approved by both houses and signed by Gov. Jim Doyle to become law.
The governor has already threatened to veto it, saying Wisconsin
is one of the safest states in the nation in part because of the ban.
Overriding a veto requires a two-thirds vote by both houses of the
Legislature, 22 votes in the Senate.
"It's ...