Reply #69: Not a good idea

[brentspeak]

I'm not an advocate of allowing "concealed carry" in places where there is 1) no need, and 2) where's there's no existing gun culture.
But that's different in a city like SF, where there is a longstanding gun culture, and there are really bad crime areas. The average legal handgun owner in SF has grown up knowing how to own a gun responsibly (that goes for much of California, as well). Now, every criminal in SF will only feel emboldened to mug people, knowing that their victims are less likely to be armed.