Reply #9: Actually I have a hard time understanding the objection to licensed concealed carry ... [View All]

that some who post in the gungeon have.

To me it seems to be an emotional reaction to firearms in general. I suspect that for some this hatred is based on tragic incidents that have happened in the past that dramatically influenced their life. Others may dislike firearms because of unfamiliarity or because of misinformation and propaganda pushed by the main stream media.

The facts and statistics show that "shall issue" concealed carry has caused very few problems in the states where the law passed and may actually have helped to change the nature of crime in some areas. At a minimum allowing honest people to carry concealed did not cause the violent crime rate to increase.

I can understand why many people who dislike firearms would dislike open carry. Such people see open carry as blatant "in your face" intimidation. Concealed carry is entirely different. Nobody fears me because I have a weapon, nor would I want them to. They have no idea that I have a firearm and I have no plans of brandishing it.

I don't understand your contention that "society has given up on itself" because some choose to legally carry firearms in public. To me it just means that some people prefer to take responsibility for their own safety. Many people take self defense courses. Have they also given up on society?

As far as your contention that a concealed weapon is not an equalizer, I can only wish that you could talk to my deceased mother who died at the ripe old age of 89. When she was much younger, she used a .22 caliber revolver to deter a much larger attacker who rushed her from some bushes after she got off a bus in a remote area. She fired two shots over his head and he ran in the other direction.