i'm at gatt guns in east dundee, illinois, 30 miles from chicago and it has seen hundreds of people comeough here since last october when people could start beginning these training classes and about a third of the people coming through have been women. they say who basically are looking perhaps for protection, maybe they live alone or go out to work and maybe they are in or traveling to an empty parking lot late at night and want protection. i talked to an instructor noell garcia some people opt not to get the license after all. >> if a threat is coming at you, if you are carrying a firearm for self protection, are you willing to take that person's life and some people are not, some people are, so i had students in the past that have said i do not want to carry conceal. >> so far illinois has given out about 24,000 licenses. it expects about 300,000-400,000 people to apply this year to get a license it takes anywhere after you complete the certification process and make the application, it takes anywhere from 3-4 months to get that license. >> diane esther brook and illinois was the las