Right you are. You should not need a permit to carry a gun. And the only exception, IMHO, are those folks who are still on parole.
It's the how of the carrying that we gently disagree with. As an analogy, I have the right to possess explicit erotica (aka dirty pictures). But do I have the right to plaster those pictures on a poster, and then carry the poster around town? Or need I be more discreet?
I suppose one could argue that sensitive folks just need to get used to seeing open-carry. Then why couldn't I argue that the folks just need to get used to seeing my crude erotica?
The 2A is an important right, a very important right. And IMHO concealed carry is the best way to exercise that right.
I’ve attended a number of Governor Christie’s townhall meetings hoping to be called upon in the Q&A so I can try to pin him down on the second amendment. No luck so far.