The southern states have very largely furnished the precedents. It is only necessary to observe that the race issue there has extremely intensified a decisive purpose to entirely disarm the negro, and this policy is evident upon reading the opinions. The history of why discretionary concealed weapon laws were written is racist to the core. How such laws are implemented in states such as California and New York is racist in its results. Right now, large numbers of Americans are reluctant to travel into big cities at night, for fear of robbery or murder - and that fear is completely reasonable.
Many women are afraid to go for a walk after dark, for fear of being raped.
That fear is completely reasonable. There are many reasons why our cities have become such dangerous places, and I won't tell you that passing a non-discretionary permit law is going to suddenly revitalize American cities. But to the extent that it makes people willing to shop, play, and live in big cities, because they are no longer defenseless against criminal attack, there is a chance of reversing the decay of our urban centers.