Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the contentious Senate Bill 403 Friday, which would have allowed Wisconsin citizens to carry concealed weapons.

The bill, originally introduced in October 2005, passed through the Senate last month in a 23-10 vote. In a release, however, Doyle said he did not wish to allow "loaded, hidden guns at shopping malls, concerts, banks, playgrounds and even school zones."

"The bill does not create a single job, help a single Wisconsin citizen afford health care or improve schools for a single Wisconsin child," Doyle said in a release. "The Legislature should spend more time trying to get jobs into our communities instead of more guns."

Still, gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Wis., called Doyle's move one that does not show trust in Wisconsinites.

"Forty-six states trust their citizens with the right to carry a firearm to protect themselves and the people they love from harm," Green said in a release. "Clearly, Jim Doyle doesn't believe law-abiding Wisconsinites can handle this responsibility. I couldn't disagree more."

Green's campaign manager Mark Graul further stated Doyle clearly did not share Wisconsin values.

"Whether it's his opposition to hunting and gun owner rights, his vetoing same-sex marriage bans [or] his belief that there should be no restrictions on abortion … Jim Doyle's just out of the mainstream of thinking of what more Wisconsinites are," Graul said.

However, state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, said the "hidden gun bill" would lead to more violence and more crime and make the citizens of the state less safe.

"I believe there are more important issues, like supporting the university, providing financial aid for students, improving the healthcare system," Black said. "There's so many more important issues to consider than this bill."

In addition, Black argued the bill would be one of the most extreme gun bills in the country.

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz agreed the concealed carry legislation would have been a poor move.

"It's a terrible idea," Cieslewicz spokesperson George Twigg said. "The mayor feels that you just are not going to increase safety by putting more guns on the street and in our shopping malls."

– Megan Costello contributed to this report.