Accidental discharge is almost unheard of in concealed carry. So you would base a decision on the remote chance some gun may go off and harm the person carrying it? Hell accidental deaths from firearms are almost unheard of. less than a 1000 a year.
As for some criminal getting the weapon? It is CONCEALED CARRY, no one knows who has what. How exactly does the bad guy get the weapon?
Heat of the moment? Again almost unheard of with concealed carry.
Just admit you are afraid of weapons and don't want anyone to have them. Then admit since you can not stop criminals from having them you have unreasonable fears about law abiding citizens having them.
Almost..., almost..., almost! That's the rub isn't it? It doesn't actually prevent crime, just adds another possible danger point.
According to every study ever done concealed weapons laws DO reduce crime. There has been at least one county by county study and showed a certifiable drop in crime when civilians were allowed to carry concealed. And it wasn't a small drop either.
How about citing the study? I cited a study that shows firearm deaths to be higher in states(red) liable to have less stringent gun laws than in places like NY, NJ and MA. I think, like the oft-heard but never verified meme that crime went up dramatically in Australia after the passage of stringent gun laws, this "study" may just be an anecdote.