The issue has been that those that have generally been given permission to carry a concealed firearm, have been restricted to celebrities, politicians, et cetera, while your average citizen has been turned away on the request. The Constitution implies equal protection and just because your average citizen isn't a high profile individual, doesn't mean that he/she/it doesn't deserve protection from would-be criminal assault and/or robbery.I don't understand why people are so gung-ho on not requiring a permit to carry gun. If you are going to carry a gun, you ought to be able to show you know how to responsibly handle it and you can shoot with some degree of accuracy and you are legally entitled to have a gun. Yes, it's a right. But it's the ONLY right that applies to a tool designed expressly for the purpose of killing. My state is (once again) trying to jam through a campus carry bill that failed before, and I totally oppose it on many different levels. (kids, away from home for the first time, alcohol, guns - what could possibly go wrong?). Why is it so impossible to have a rational responsible discussion about guns in this country?
If the person isn't a felon or someone out committing crimes, all they should have to do is take a quick safety class and familiarize themselves with their firearm during the class. No permit needed.