the answer I was told in my SC CCW carry permit class, was that GA used to just hand out permits with little training, almost freely as they put it
the class I went through in SC was very thorough, it was my 3rd class, I did my own in CT with an old friend who just made me pay, we shot some weapons, he signed me off, he knew I was a Marine
my second class was with my girlfriend, to get her permit, I took the class a second time, made it serious for her, so it was like a refresher
SC was an 8 hour class, serious, testing verbal, written and shooting accuracy, I thought it was great
they explained that GA’s standards were so poor, SC stopped honoring them, so GA stopped honoring SC
that is what they tell SC residents in the classes, not sure how true, but that is how I was told 4 years ago
“....hey explained that GA’s standards were so poor, SC stopped honoring them, so GA stopped honoring SC...”
This is why making this a state issue is problematic in my view. The Second Amendment is a Core Federal Right. Therefore, it should be regarded as such by ALL of the States. What states like Maryland and New Jersey ( the two states are in a constant battle to see which one is our Nation’s toilet) are doing is unlawful abuse of this country’s citizens. The Constitution also is supposed to insure that we have freedom to move about the whole country with out fear of arrest.