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I think you have listed most of the major relevant points already.

To me, the most significant point is that criminals will carry guns anyway. So all banning carry will accomplish is to make the law-abiding leave their guns at home. This results in an unfavorable shift in the balance of power between criminals and the law-abiding.

And the argument that letting the law-abiding carry guns will result in more violence simply because people who have guns handy are more apt to use them can be shown to be false by citing the experience of the now 40 states that allow shall issue concealed carry. Crime rates for license holders are invariably much lower than the general population. And violent crime rates for this group are virtually zero.

This is not mere conjecture or wishful thinking. It can easily be documented as fact by citing original sources such as the Texas DPS data (available on their website) and similar data compiled by other states.

Good luck with the paper!