Because criminals carry anyways, and “law-abiding” citizens go to the trouble to get a real one, the permits ARE kinda pointless in a way.
BTW, it was easy and painless to get mine in GA. Took me less than 10 minutes at the courthouse to file the paperwork and get digitally printed, and the license arrived in four or five days. And yes, you could produce a fake one in less than 5 minutes.
I live in South Carolina, close to the Ga. border. When I got my CCL I had to take a 8hr course, written and field tests, finger printing, and back ground checks in order to get it (cost about $180.00). My license looks just like my drivers license. But Ga. does not recognize my SC CCL, which makes no sense at all.