Mdmull,
Many states have laws regarding the carrying of a gun. In California you can carry one openly without any permit in some areas. But they do want you to get a CCP so they won't be bothered by people calling in to report they saw a person carrying a gun. I don't know how your state law is, but here we can defend ourselves up to and including the use of deadly force if the situation warrants it. And as usual a lot of what happens afterward depends on the police who do the investigation and if you are a friend or not of any of them. We are required to register any gun purchased and that is a law that I think is good. If you saw some of the people that show up wanting to take the class to gt a CCP, you would agree with the background checks and 15 day waiting period. Here we are required to take a safety class every two years that updates any new laws and then go qualify on the range in order to renew the permits. I also like that as it has gotten rid of some people that I would not want to be around if they had a loaded gun with them.
Ron
