Reply #31: I have to question one of your core assumptions [View All]

[slackmaster]

You assume that a state changing from a discretionary-issue to a shall-issue system actually results in more guns being carried "on the streets".

How can you be sure that the number would actually increase?

Some people who get permits under the new system will have already had one, or perhaps been carrying illegally (as many people do here in California). Permit holders don't carry all the time, only when they feel a need to.

If I got a permit I'd use it only very rarely. I like to have a beer or glass of wine during many of my trips outside the home, so I would never carry a weapon during those excursions. Guns are not allowed in my workplace, so I wouldn't carry one there either.