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Taft Threatens To Veto Concealed Carry Bill

Thursday, November 20, – updated: 7:00 am EST November 20, 2003

Gov. Bob Taft has threatened to veto the concealed carry legislation unless it requires the state to disclose the names of those who are issued gun permits.

A newspaper report Thursday said that Taft wrote a letter to House and Senate leaders saying that people have the right to know who has a license to carry a concealed weapon.

The governor's veto threat comes as legislators try to resolve differences between House- and Senate-passed versions of the bill. Both versions call for exempting permit information from public scrutiny.

Gun lobbyists said that if criminals can determine which homeowners have a permit, they might be more inclined to target unarmed households.

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