Carrying a concealed handgun ain't as important as knowing when to carry.
I live is a very safe city. I'm exempt from concealed carry law. I can carry wherever the hell I wanna carry. I don't. I'm pretty darn good at avoiding places that bad guys claim. It's no longer my job to jam bad guys. Now were I going into LA, I'd take a handgun. But then again, I don't go into LA unless I have no other option.
We all know how dangerous gang bangers are. No one factors in tweakers. Meth destroys brain cells. Tweakers can be every bit as dangerous as bangers. I avoid tweakers. Besides, tweakers are have dual lethality: lack of brain cells that enable thought, and they're walking biological warfare. God only knows what diseases tweakers carry. If they don't kill you know, there's a good chance they'll kill you later.