I took the bait and read the most recent comments. Seems to be a typical debate about general 'gun control' issues rather than much factual debate about any of the changes in the law. The only thing I don't like is the reduction in training hours to receive a permit to carry. Hear me out on this... 1) I think it's a good PR move to require more training whenever possible. 2) some people legitimately need more training before they can safely carry a firearm. I'm including myself in that group. It's not that I feel as though I would be reckless or unsafe, but I have relatively little handgun experience, and I want to be CONFIDENT in my abilities before carrying a loaded firearm in public. To use a motorcycle metaphor, I would rather learn on a 250 and get comfortable on that before just streeting a 1000 from day 1. It's not that I don't know how to use the 1000, but I'm far from "comfortable" with it. I personally have the self-control to resist carrying a loaded weapon until I work through the process of safely handling it without barrel-sweeping bystanders or being a dumbass with securing it in my vehicle when it's not allowed in an establishment, etc. - I do not trust everyone to be as vigilant as I am. That said, I also feel there should be a (strict) way to opt-out of the entire 8-hour (or 12-hour) training requirement. Some sort of skills test that would allow experienced shooters to demonstrate a mastery of safety and accuracy. This would need to be legitimately tough, or it would become a joke. And the people administering the test would have to maintain their integrity and not just pass their buddies who don't want to take the classes. /rant. Overall, a pretty positive legislative change.