The state senate voted today to override a veto on a bill allowing handgun carry-permit holders to bring their weapons anywhere alcohol is served. Now the house sponsor says that chamber will follow suit on the veto override next week.

By a vote of 22 to 10, the senate easily passed the measure again, over the governor’s objections. Senate Sponsor Doug Jackson spoke to those concerns:

“The veto notice states, ‘guns and alcohol do not mix.’ A truism. I completely agree, as does every member of this Senate. Which is why Senate Bill 3012 makes it a crime for a permit holder to consume a single drop of alcohol.”

A similar measure passed the legislature last year despite a veto, before it was struck down as unconstitionally vague.

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Joe White contributed to this report.
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