COLUMBUS, Ohio -- 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.