Reply #29: Simple, I've known a bunch of supposedly law-abiding toters who shouldn't even be able to own a gun.

[Hoyt]

They are often angry and scared people; often bigots; often hoping to play hero; vast majority are right wing, TBag types (many viewing their homes as compounds); use guns to intimidate or protect themselves when somebody tells them to stuff their obnoxious BS; often have large caches of weapons including so-called "assault weapons" -- I guess to shoot their neighbors if we have a catastrophe; and worse. Many hope to make money off their guns -- selling them to anyone with cash without background checks.

And there is plenty more, but the fact is guns in public are not good for society.