As I mentioned in another post, I am extremely happy and thankful Illinois now has concealed carry. I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth but for the sake of conversation I offer the following:
The comparisons of concealed carry laws to drivers licenses and other privileged activities are flawed. The freedom to protect yourselves, your family, and your property are derived from Natural Law which our Constitution and Bill of Rights are based upon. The 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights makes keeping and bearing arms Common Law. There are no provisions for driving a car, a truck, flying a plane, etc in the Constitution or Bill of Rights. These are all privileges.
The HONORABLE Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit, who oversaw this case (Moore v. Madigan), stated "To confine the right to be armed to the home is to divorce the Second Amendment from the right of self-defense described in Heller and McDonald. It is not a property right." (So this right travels with you)
Posner goes on to say:
"Twenty-first century Illinois has no hostile Indians. But a Chicagoan is a good deal more likely to be attacked on a sidewalk in a rough neighborhood than in his apartment on the 35th floor of the Park Tower,"
So the point I am trying to make is there should be no restrictions on concealed carry as long as you can legally own a firearm. But as fairly reasonable compromise, this is a good start.