Any of you went to school where shooting occurred during your studies?
I was at work when a shooting happened right out the front door, about twenty feet in front of me.
Two shitheads had gotten into an argument about who would pick up the tab and were asked to leave.
They were yelling at each other outside when six shots went off.
Turned out one of the guys got angry, so he pulled out his revolver and fired six times at the other guy's feet.
He was carrying legally and owned the gun legally as well (IIRC), and was willing to shoot at his friend for not paying the tab on a chicken fried steak and a Coke.
Amazingly, no one was injured, but it was definitely scary.
This incident freaked me out for awhile and made me feel like concealed carry was too dangerous.
Of course, it is dangerous. Anyone with a gun is potentially dangerous.
That said, I don't believe disallowing people to legally carry in self defense is a good thing.
It's tricky, because I'd prefer to live in a country where people don't need to defend themselves from random violence, armed robberies, or whatever, but that simply is
not the case.
Sandy is probably correct in saying it's a standstill.
I'd also hate to live in a country where everyone is carrying a firearm, concealed or open.
It'd feel threatening, and I also believe the number of accidental casualties from "friendly fire" in an active shooter event would be devastating.
I seriously doubt the majority of people would carry even if they could, though, just as Kalam mentioned in his post.