Tuesday night's full house at a concealed carry seminar in Carbondale, Illinois was evidence of that.
State Representative Mike Bost put the program together after his office got a lot of phone calls from people eager to get a license.
"I, as one of the sponsors of the bill, felt it was important to go ahead and have an event like this to keep people informed, let them know what they should be doing to position themselves best for receiving their concealed carry permits, Bost said. WPSD has the rest of the story.