The St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that brewer Anheuser Busch is dropping support for Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, because he vetoed concealed carry legislation.

Republican and Democratic sources say the brewery's decision not to support the governor's re-election next year is highly unusual in light of its long-standing reputation as a donor which gives generously to both parties and their candidates, regardless of their views.

Before Holden vetoed the bill last summer, sources say, a brewery lobbyist showed up at the governor's office to tell him that such action would end the long-standing support he'd enjoyed from Anheuser-Busch and its executives. Holden confirmed that position later in phone conversations with Anheuser-Busch Cos. Chairman August A. Busch III and corporate group vice president Stephen K. Lambright, sources said.

As a certified Anheuser-Busch Beermaster, I am proud that they support the restoration of the individual freedoms that our Second Amendment was meant to protect.