Just curious, would you feel the same if the renewal of your drivers license required another 6 or 8 hours of training at a cost of $150......?
The reason I was pleased with the class was because it went very far beyond the usual CPL content. It was in fact an advanced combative class and I actually learned a number of useful things I did not know. The CPL certification was mere decoration for me, since I already have one.
The usual CPL class around here goes for about $75 a head. All that is required is a lecture class and a simple written test and that is all most of them deliver. That is a scam in my view.
But then again, I do not believe any permit should be required to carry a weapon in the first place. Everything else is quibbling about the size of the license fee rip-off.