Score One More For the Good Guys

Alternate Title: We're Definitely Not In Kansas Now, Toto!

Kan. concealed-weapons bill to become law

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The state House on Thursday overrode Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' veto of a concealed weapons bill, allowing it to become law this summer.

The vote was 91-33, giving supporters seven votes more than the required two-thirds majority. The Senate voted 30-10 for the override Wednesday night, three votes more than needed.

The new law, taking effect July 1, will permit Kansans who are U.S. citizens to apply for concealed-carry permits at their local sheriffs' offices. Applicants must be 21 and take firearms training, and hidden weapons still will be banned in some places, including schools, churches, libraries and courthouses.

Sen. Phil Journey, a sponsor of the bill, said it was "about making Kansans safer. ... It's about trusting law abiding citizens to make this choice."

"Choice", what an interesting concept!

UPDATE: For the record, I'm stunned the AP put out that story without including any of the "blood in the streets" hysteria from the Brady Bunch (or like-minded GFW organization) that we've grown so accustomed to.

I'm equally stunned that the Boston Globe picked up a story with hardly a trace of anti-2A sentiment and ran with it.