Reply #10: I would replace "are" with "ought to be" - carrying alone doesn't make you ready and able,

[petronius]

that requires training, study, and practice. (Same thing goes for just having a gun in the house - a great deal of effort and thought should go into keeping it safely. (And, to carry on this nested train of thought, the same thing goes for a lot of other items besides guns.))

That's why I favor shall-issue CCW, but with a comprehensive training requirement...