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And it's also true that people that would normally only get into a fist fight due to passion of the moment, hot headedness, or being inebriated or high tend to escalate to the gun if it's on their person. 

So it's a double edge sword. And that's coming from someone that used to have a concealed carry permit because I carried bank when I owned my body shops.

There are also severe liability issues to consider both from a being sued  perspective and from a criminal charges perspective.

Many things that one might think they could intervene with a firearm for they absolutely cannot legally do. A good example is a broken off attack. Say you get into a situation where you or a friend or a stranger is getting beat senseless and the attackers at some point stop to leave and you pull out a gun and shot them... that's illegal... the attack had been halted and it's you that has escalated the altercation from a fist fight to use of a deadly weapon. 

Some people become cowboys or think they can act as the police... they are not and cannot.

That's exactly why a very sobering gun laws education should be required to ever carry a gun in public as with a concealed carry permit.