Bob “I Want To Be Lincoln Chaffee When I Grow Up” Taft’s veto of a state pre-emption ordinance for gun laws was crushed in the Ohio Senate on Tuesday.

The law – which will bar cities from hijacking control of the Constitution by enacting “tougher” gun laws than the State allows – is similar to the one we have in Minnesota:

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to override outgoing Gov. Bob Taft’s veto of a bill that will wipe out local gun laws, the first time in 20 years that the Legislature has rejected a gubernatorial veto.

The move was all the more unusual because both chambers are dominated by Republicans – the governor’s own party.

The Senate voted 21-12 on Tuesday to override, and the House voted last week. The bill will take effect in about three months.

The usual suspects are making the usual noises:

“We are struggling with the issue of public safety in our city, and a major tool has been taken away from us,” said [Cincinnati] Mayor Mark Mallory.

The “tool”, of course, being the ability to oppress the law-abiding while not fazing the criminals one iota.

Congrats, Ohio!

(Via Rosenberg)

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