West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin Vetoes Constitutional Carry
BY Herschel Smith8 years ago
For the second year in a row, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed a bill that would recognize the right of citizens 21 and over to carry a gun concealed without permission from state bureaucrats, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Tomblin was flanked by “dozens of police officers and deputies,” there to provide PR support and imagery intended to “legitimize” the governor’s flouting of “shall not be infringed.”
What a putz. I had covered this bill as if it had become law (I assumed that the legislature had overridden his previous veto), and I was clearly mistaken. I hate that. I hate it for the folks in West Virginia, and I hate it for the prediction I made. I would love to use WV constitutional carry as a test case and flout my prediction (and resultant data) in front of the anti-gunners.
On March 4, 2016 at 1:43 am, Jeremy said:
Don’t get too upset yet. ..this was fully expected. Last year, the legislature passed constitutional carry so late that the governor vetoed it AFTER the legislature had adjourned. This year, they took it up early and passed it with veto-proof majorities so that they would have time to do an override. Now that he has vetoed it again, they can move on to the override vote that everyone has been preparing for since last year.
On March 4, 2016 at 1:47 pm, Pat Hines said:
That is what’s expected, though there’s always some putrid faint heart legislators that won’t vote to override, they should still have the numbers.
On March 4, 2016 at 10:31 am, Damocles said:
SMH. I’m not too familiar with WV politics, but I thought this would pass. It isn’t a problem here in Wyoming. I don’t think it is a problem in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Vermont either.
Any chance the WV legislature can override the veto?
On March 7, 2016 at 11:33 am, Damocles said:
Hahaha, gotta love it when the system works. Welcome to the club WV.
On March 5, 2016 at 1:13 pm, Fred said:
“In a 23-11 vote Saturday morning, the Senate voted to override the veto.
This comes just a day after the house voted to override the bill.
The bill now becomes law in 90 days.”
http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/WVa-gov-veteos-conceal-carry-gun-bill-370951091.html