I had a CCW in California for 30 years, very hard to get. I surrendered it a couple of years ago when there were too many hoops to pass through at renewal time, which comes up every two years. In order to renew you had to attend a two-day safety class, then to a range and demonstrate your shooting prowess. You are allowed up to three guns on your permit, and you better not be carrying one that is not recorded on the CCW. Next you have to requalify on the range all over again, and they will choose the pistol from your CCW for you to qualify with, so that kind of rules out a .25 auto, unless you can hit a silhouette target at 40 feet. By the time you pay all the fees and drive to a number of places which may be very far from home, you can have spent $200 on your bi-annual renewal. To much hassel for me! So what good is a CCW if keeping it is a full time job?
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