Carry_Okie, your comments are right on target. I think you touched all the bases I would have, and it was a pleasure to see them articulated so well.
Gun control cannot work in the real world, because it disarms the honest, and dismisses the fact that the dishonest will continue to arm. The end result is that the honest are sitting ducks to be eliminated.
Concealed carry should be universal.
If you’re not a knuckle dragging felon who has committed a violent act with or without a gun, you should be able to protect yourself and those around you.
The corollary is that if you can't be trusted with lethal force, you can't be trusted in public.