For the most part here in the US the vast majority of law abiding citizens who legally carry guns know the dangers involved and do not go to bars and get drunk. I have personally witnessed many people who carry guns both openly and concealed where when they are armed their demeanor changes to more peaceful attitudes. Most who legally carry do not get involved in arguments and tend to just walk away. I also know that the majority of those who carry would go towards the gunfire should it happen with the hopes of helping people.

As Kim stated with the woman, the perpetrator knew without a doubt she could do nothing to defend herself and the other case the younger guys felt certain the old guy had nothing to protect himself with which made them so brazen. The definition of soft targets is such places where there is little protection available and it is not only terrorist who choose soft targets criminals do as well. Take Nice France for example, this guy or guys chose the truck because it can take out more people in a short amount of time then the guns they had in the truck. Just don't know why they didn't use the grenades as well but the point being the truck was able to go though dense crowds easily and for longer before people realized it was a terrorist attack and not just an accident. If he had used a gun and the grenades people would have realized right away it was an attack. Why aren't people calling for a ban on trucks?

I still believe that if everyone were allowed to carry a gun anywhere they want we would be safer. If it is uncertain that a location is armed then that location becomes a hardened target and perpetrators will most likely look elsewhere.

soft tar·get
noun
noun: soft target; plural noun: soft targets

a person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable, especially to military or terrorist attack.