[Carry_Okie]

I think we’d deal much better with a Mumbai-style attack than the Indians did, but that would be simply a matter of the attack lasting hours rather than days, and deaths hopefully in the dozens instead of hundreds.

Depends upon where it is. Boston? San Francisco? Chicago? Easy. Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Dallas, not so much.

[Sherman Logan]

Adults with concealed carry permits by state: MA - 4.7% CA - .12%. IL - .34%. OK - 6.6%. UT - 9.7%. TX - 3.7%.

http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Concealed-Carry-Permit-Holders-Across-the-United-States.pdf

MA isn’t particularly good evidence for your case, having more CCW permits than TX. Some other states that you wouldn’t think of in this regard: IN - 10.8%. CT - 7.3%. PA - 8.7%. MS - 2.8%.

I’ve been unable to find any stats on how many people with permits actually carry at any given time, or if that varies by locations.

A CC weapon is a great deal better than nothing, but it’s a poor choice for engaging in combat against trained men with military weapons.

[Sherman Logan]

A Mumbai or Beslan type attack is generally not going to be stopped by CCW guys. It will take SWAT or Army, who will hopefully get there fast.