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While I'm all for the reinstatement of the 2nd Amendment, I think we are making headway in baby steps. I would like to be able to wave my magic wand and make it an overnight change, alas, it is in the shop. We need to work like the anti's have, small steps, get our foot in the door, open the door a little wider each year. Look at the gun control situation. It didn't happen over night but rather by gradually pulling our rights out from under us slowly and methodically. Kinda like boiling a frog...

+1 to LEO places of carry, schools, open carry (although I don't think it is tactically a good idea...but that's a different thread), civil liability for businesses that post, and parking lot carry.

Because schools may be a sticking point, especially if it includes/excludes employees (i.e. teachers), include an endorsement that allows a teacher to carry (regardless of district policy) if they have completed a special training course. During my educational career I have had to get bus driving endorsements, a CDL, passenger endorsement, and lately the new school bus endorsement. Why can't we have endorsements on our CHL?

Now before y'all go off the deep end and roast me on this one, reread my first paragraph. Baby steps. If we can get firearms allowed in schools, even at the burden of extra training. Isn't that one step closer to freely carrying. I don't particularly like the idea either but if I can take...say...basic police training, Level 3 security guard training or something similar, I have gotten a little closer to the ultimate goal. After some time, we can work on relaxing those requirements. To be honest with you while I'm thinking this over, special training may not be that bad an idea.

Carry at school...instead of getting Starbuck's gift cards (I don't drink coffee) for xmas, my students could give me a box of shells. Now that would be a great xmas present.