I think that anyone who is properly trained or even licensed should be allowed to carry, concealed or otherwise. However, the key is allowing the right people to do this.
A few years ago my neighbor across the street got into an argument with his wife, pulled out his handgun, and opened fire on her as she ran up the street. This man had a long history of mental illness issues and was required by a court to take "anger management" classes, yet he was still allowed to legally own a firearm.
Adam Lannza, the twenty year old who killed twenty kids in a school shooting, had a long history of mental illness yet his mother was using firearms to "bond" with him and to pull him "out of his shell". This is the exact kind of person who should not be allowed to own firearms.
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