apply. The percentage of permits issued in Chicago will be no more than 10%. The percentage of criminals carrying a gun will be 100% but the crime rate will eventially decrease. Not_So_Much I just received my concealed carry permit from the state of Utah. Being able to acquire the permit is just one reason I moved from the formerly golden state. My background was checked and the FBI ran my finger prints after I attended a class for several hours. I have no problem with these measures being in place. As for open carry I don't see myself doing that unless it's in the great outdoors and it's not the two leg critter I'm concerned with. JoeThegunowner To each there own. Guns are just another tool. Sometimes I carry one and sometimes I do not. Sometimes I carry my pocket knife and there are times and places I do not. Sometimes I even carry a pen, but I almost always carry my must used tool ... the cell phone. Does it bother me that I have to do my part and not carry anything that could become a weapon on an airplane ... no ... I like when I have an excuse not to shave lol! I would like to and want to follow our laws. If one day the law of the land states that we can no longer carry a gun .... well? Then would I find myself a made outlaw? In NY a women can walk down