One Democratic governor who’ll pack if he wants to

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is a Democrat, like Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. He’s also somebody being mentioned for higher office, like Sebelius. But Richardson recently did something Sebelius likely won’t do: got a concealed-carry license.
Richardson, a hunter, happily signed New Mexico’s concealed-carry law in 2003 and signed another last year lowering the minimum age to 21 and doubling licenses’ length. Of his conceal-carry permit, Richardson said: “I just wanted to symbolically show my support for concealed carry. I don’t anticipate carrying one.”
Sebelius, of course, vetoed a similar bill this year in Kansas, only to see her veto overridden by a bipartisan group of legislators.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

8 Comments

  1. Gittin' madder by the minute
    Posted May 3, 2006 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    Still one of the dumbest things the Kansas Legislature has done in a while.And I’m a gun owner. Not NRA though. Not that weird.

  2. GMC70
    Posted May 3, 2006 at 3:48 pm | Permalink

    GMBTM:

    48 states disagree with you.

  3. Gittin' madder by the minute
    Posted May 3, 2006 at 4:09 pm | Permalink

    Still doesn’t make it right.

  4. TrueBlue
    Posted May 3, 2006 at 4:43 pm | Permalink

    And since he doesn’t match the stereotype of the effeminate latte-liberal Democrat the right-wing haters have inveighed against for so long, he’ll be completely ignored.

  5. Heckler
    Posted May 4, 2006 at 5:57 am | Permalink

    TrueBlue

    So Bill Richardson doesnt look like John Kerry, what’s your point?

  6. Coyote
    Posted May 4, 2006 at 12:09 pm | Permalink

    Our Governor is very good at concealing many things. Still thinks there are are good arguments for cockfighting and kickbacks.

  7. LeftHook
    Posted May 4, 2006 at 2:18 pm | Permalink

    Ya know the funny thing about that statement, Heckler.

    One on one, John Kerry could kick your ass.

    He’s the kind of guy who gave you a chocolate swirly in high school every day before 5th hour.

    But you love your Bush . . . go figure.

  8. Heckler
    Posted May 4, 2006 at 8:23 pm | Permalink

    LeftHook

    What???? ProudLib is that you?