re: Another gun in a vehicle question

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Go to Congress in Washington DC. When you try and enter the buildings, they check you for guns. Concealed Permit or not, you cannot bring a gun inside unless you are an on duty police/security officer. Why is that?

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Because the government only trusts their own agents with firearms. It's still arbitrary.

And to inject some factual information into this point, concealed carry permit holders commit crimes at a considerably lower rate than law enforcement officers. So technically you'd be safer around armed citizens than government agents.

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What about a school?

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A school is absolutely no different from any other public place. Unless the entire place has a fence with barbed wire and checkpoints to pat down every person, the whole idea of the "gun-free" zone is based on feelings. The presence of children does not make a single difference when I carry my own firearm concealed on my own body. I see kids in public all the time so how is a school different?

There is no physical barrier preventing someone from walking straight onto a school campus armed. It has been proven time and time again.

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You may not agree that "gun free" school zones are safer but most lawmakers agree.

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This is completely irrelevant to the original point. I don't care how law makers feel. I only care about the facts.

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A reasonable public safety concern exists.

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How does the mere presence of a concealed firearm pose any safety risk at all? My concealed handgun has never jumped off my body and hurt anyone and it will continue to reside in my holster unless it is needed.