Gun control in the U.S. is racist at its roots. Even though it's no longer overtly aimed at racial minorities, in all "may issue" locations, being one of "those people" can be a real detriment to practicing your rights.
It doesn't even matter what "those people" are, whether black, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Canadian, gay, Republican, female, etc., etc.... If the person in charge can say "no" to one of "those people", he can say no to you, too.
I have stopped trying to talk about RKBA in Constitutional terms. It is a human right that stands independent of the Constitution, or the laws of any government.
Kevin