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+1 on what Scott & much of what nitrogen said, as well as Charles' note on an unholstered gun being "one quick stop from being on the floor".

I suspect that one of the reasons so many people choose not to carry weapons in public is because much of the time they are in public, they are in a motor vehicle that frequently affords great mobility and minimizes the threat of an armed pursuer. (They have also mentally "outsourced" the balance of their protection needs to the police, security guards, 911 call centers, alarm companies, etc.) In a world without automobiles, I bet we would see many more people carrying handguns, legally or otherwise.

However, I never forget that the side and rear windows of cars are ballistically deficient, and when seated in a non-moving car your bipedal mobility is impaired, vision is channelized, and access to traditional belt holster may be hampered, particularly if wearing a seatbelt.