What I do have a problem with is public possession of handguns. Packing a hidden weapon in public has nothing to do with the logic behind the 2nd Amendment. It is destructive of and a menace to society.
So you support a ban on public carry.
Okay. Let's lay out this scenario for you:
A guy with a butcher knife is going on a rampage in a shopping mall. Many people have guns, but because they are banned from carrying them around town, they don't have them and can't stop the guy. As a result of this knife-welding maniac, many people die and many more are injured before the cops (or a Barney Fife Rent-A-Cop) puts him down. But 1 bullet from 1 person carrying a weapon in that mall could've stopped him and saved several people's lives.
So answer this:
In this scenario, who was more destructive and a menace to society? The knife-welding psycho or the gun owners?