The State Assembly of Wisconsin failed to override Governor Doyle's veto of concealed carry legislation by a single vote. Last month the State Senate had voted to override the veto, but the Assembly vote was 65 - 34, one vote short of an override. The Badger Herald reports that the Governor was obnoxiously cooing about his victory afterward.

"The vote ensures that we will not let lethal weapons into our shopping malls, movie theaters, playgrounds and other public places where our kids would be in danger."

Doyle deserves two swift kicks to his nuts. One for putting people's lives at danger by outlawing their right to defend themselves. And a second kick for being stupid enough to think that criminals will obey his ban.

One of the Assemblymen who voted in favor of protecting criminals was Rep. Gary Sherman, a Democrat (as if there was any doubt) from Port Wing. Sherman had originally voted in favor of the ban, but in a bout of hypocrisy, switched his vote. He later claimed that the failed effort wasn't his fault. (From here on out every time a woman is sexually assaulted, they both deserve to be gang raped.)

Not counting places like New York or California (where celebrities and politicians are given special status) Wisconsin is one of only four states that totally bans the carry of concealed firearms.