In Georgia there is no test at all, including first time applicants; background check only. As a matter of fact, for my initial license, I simply provided my military ID and no check was run (the law has since changed.)
While I strongly support proficiency, it is an individual responsibility not one that should be required. For that matter, I still struggle with the concept of a license to exercise a fundamental, preexisting right.
I couldn't agree more. Does anyone have to have a license (with fees, photos, fingerprints, a written test, etc.) in order to purchase a bible or to go to a house of worship? When such is the law of the land, then I won't struggle with the concept...of course, then it'll be time for a different kind of struggle.
On GA, it ticked me off that I had to pay for another background check on my last renewal.