Quote Originally Posted by CHICAGORANDY View Post
I am merely expressing my opinion that it is kind of a silly restriction to place on that segment of the general populace that has been background checked, fingerprinted, trained and demonstrated themselves to be law abiding citizens of the first order.
You are living or thinking in a comfortable bubble of your own making. I wish I was as confident and optimist as you that permit holders are all law abiding citizens. That is not only a gross miscalculation but a horribly misguided generalization. And what do you base that on? Some anecdotal evidence from friends and relatives? Emotional response?

There are tons of US statistics about permit holders involved in violent crimes. Here's just one that might surprise you: People with legal concealed carry permits have committed at least 29 mass shootings since 2007 (The Washington Post 10/26/15). Cold comfort for me.