I'm having a deja'vu moment with this poll, but anyway....
I can't answer the poll because of the word "should", without any qualifiers it sounds like a mandate instead of a choice. Maybe I'm just reading it wrong.
Anyway, I'll address this one point from the opening comment:
I also would like a rational discussion as to where people should and should not be allowed to carry firearms presuming they have a CCW. For that matter, do some here believe that anyone should be able to carry a firearm under any and all circumstances, and that CCW's set by the state amount to a violation of their 2nd amendment rights?
To me, provided that someone doesn't have any criminal intent then there should be no restrictions on what and where and when someone can carry anything that they want to carry. Does not matter if it's a handgun, a fixed blade knife, and dirk or dagger, a sap or blackjack, a double-edged switchblade, a full-auto machine gun. A person can be killed dead with a Cross ballpoint pen, a tool is a tool, and anything can be used as a weapon.
I also do not like the whole concept of CCW permits as to me it seems like one is asking for permission to exercise a right. The manner in which I might carry a firearm is irrelevant and I don't like the technicality of being allowed to open carry but then get dinged if it starts to rain and I put on a raincoat that covers the open carry holster.
Personal responsibility, personal accountability, no restrictions, no CCW permit required, no mandatory training required. It is impossible to regulate to the lowest common denominator with rules and regulations, so I fall back on the philosophy of "if you abuse it then you lose it". Just because someone passes a test doesn't mean they won't do something stupid, just look at car drivers for an example of this.