US-Wide Concealed Carry?

OK, so the National Concealed Carry legislation did not go through (also known as the Vitter-Thune Legislation). The law would have allowed any state with a concealed carry law to recognize the permitee of any other state with a concealed carry law, and provide that the permittee follow the laws of the state they are in. Seems rational, right?

The liberals came through with another rousing rendition of "people losing their tempers and blood in the streets". But is this loss really as big as they say? Let's take a look.

1) This law does not really create something new, it only expands what is current. Let's take a look at Louisiana. Right now, if you have a Louisiana CCW permit, you are allowed to carry concealed in THIRTY ONE other states. You HAVE to abide by the laws of that state (and I pound this in to the heads of my students every week). The new law, if it had passed, would have kept the same rules. So, when Chuck Schumer complains that people with concealed carry permits would be roaming the streets of New York City, he was WRONG. New York City law does not allow Concealed Carry, not even New York STATE concealed carry! Glad I don't live there! He also complained that criminals would get permits and carry guns across state lines. Last I looked, criminals don't apply for permits because - a) They would get rejected and arrested b) They're CRIMINALS, hello, no permit needed for them, they just break the law anyways!! (Remember New Yorkers, you voted for him - Sorry). I guess he forgot to mention that.
2) A majority of Senators (58) voted in favor of it. The Democrats, since they control the Senate, can "do what they want 'cause we won" insisted on a 60 vote majority through procedural wrangling. This is what they used to ram through the auto bailouts and the TARP - and see what that got us?? Just wait for Obama care! A MAJORITY of Senators favored it. But majority rule is not a Democratic tenet when it is not in their favor.
3) Liberals screamed back in the 90s that when concealed carry permits were issued, there would be blood on the streets. There are currently 48 states that allow concealed carry (that is currently 5 MILLION PEOPLE). Just about every state has a strict background and medical check to get one. Their screams have rung hollow, the mass killings and blood in the streets has not flowed. Some studies, like the ones from The Violence Policy Center (a radical anti-gun group), make big errors in their findings against the so-called "concealed carry crazies". They include arrests (but not convictions) and sometimes report that people have concealed carry permits when they do not. Anyone that uses a handgun, even for self-defense, may end up getting arrested. Law enforcement arrives and can't be sure what happened. But more often than not, they are not convicted because they were justified in using force. When that fact is pointed out to the Violence Policy Center, it is typically ignored
4) The average failure rate for a concealed carry holder (denied, revoked or suspended), US-wide, is about .01 to .05 percent. The most common reason? Had a concealed carry firearm but forgot the permit at home, a MUCH lower rate than auto drivers who forget their license at home (Maybe we should ban cars??).
5) The Concealed Carry Laws have been so SUCCESSFUL that NONE of the states are even thinking about repealing or scaling them back. The reciprocity laws in Louisiana have expanded to 31 states in the last 4 years. 5 states were added, including Nevada which was NOT allowed previously