Consider what some other people must put up with. I lived in the Peoples Republic of Maryland for many years before escaping. At the time I lived there, the concealed carry permits were granted only to politically connected people and it probably is still the same way.

I had a female co-worker who was getting out of a bad marriage situation. She had a restraining order but he raped and beat her. She applied to the MD Concealed Carry Board for a permit to carry because her ex said that "he was sorry he didn't kill her" and she was afraid for her life. The board rejected her application saying there wasn't "sufficient justification" for them to grant her a permit to carry. They added, "If it happens again, we may consider your application."

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Bill