You get the idea. There are hundreds of stories out there, often weekly. If you don't like these particular sources, many of them link un-biased news outlets. You can argue until you're blue in the face about the politics and the whys. But the reality is no one protects your interests like yourself. Not going to trust my life to a cop or some person I don't know I can rely on. It's significantly more important to me than to them.
Hence, I carry every day. Maybe just a pocket pistol pea shooter .380, more often something that is capable of half inch holes. Even in places where the rules (not laws) tell me I shouldn't. I've been shot at (mil experience, most of it was indirect mortar fire though). I take formal training courses most years (for instance took a carbine operator course this year, signed up for a handgun course next year, really want to do another shoot house), not to mention time just by myself or with my wife or friends. No one knows exactly how they will react in a fast paced, highly volatile, and intense situation, all you can do is train train train and expect those skills to assert themselves when the time comes (but if you are serious about really deploying a weapon, get trained often and repeatedly). There are a lot of guys who take their well being and those of their loved ones seriously. Don't shit on that. If it ain't for you, it ain't for you. Just blow the horn of gondor and hope they get there soon enough to save your ass.
A quick browse trough all these links told me what I already knew...concealed carry helps mostly when it comes down to small crimes against stupid criminals that are looking to steal/rape/assault/etc. It doesn't do much help with the thousands of murders in your country. You're missing the big picture...people are loosing their lives. All these dead guys doesn't care that hundreds of people didn't get their $100/tv stolen.
