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What kind of training do you REALLY expect for $15?
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It's really good if it's done by volunteers. The $15 is the cost for filing paperwork with the state. All of the snowmobile training classes and DNR firearms safety classes have been outstanding. As said before, these are run buy guys who live for this stuff. They teach the classes for free in the interest of expanding and protecting the sport they love. The easiest way to lose any rights is to abuse them. They're only desire is to share and preserve their sport. The snowmobile class that only costs $15. How good can it be? It's run by 4 avid snowmobiler's with a guest speaker from the DNR and is sponsored by the local fire department. The guys that run it are lifelong snowmobiler's and also firemen. It covers all the laws, safety including safe snowmobiling, weather (frost bite/freezing), and basic first aid. It covers hands on basic snowmobile maintenance and safe riding and an actual field test. They even have their own snowmobile that was donated for the class. Sound pretty good for $15? The DNR firearms safety class was just as well run. The only reason the cost is low is no one is doing it to make any money. Concealed carry is a big big business for the gun ranges here in MN and the state is clearly using it as a revenue generator as well. Maybe not a bad thing (great for the economy as people with a lot of guns can usually afford it) but (and a big but here) ... it does disadvantage the poor. No doubt about that.