While I think it is admirable that you commend an entity for doing hard work. The fact is they DO issue "permission slips" for something that is supposed to be a right. I really don't care how diligent they are at their jobs. Their jobs are an affront to the 2nd Amendment.
I've also been through the course. Calling it a fine course is a bit of a stretch. There is good information in the packet. The instructors are allowed to add to the course, and maybe your group does and does an excellent job with it, but in essence, the only requirement is to read through that packet to the students. Really? A "fine course". There is no requirement for learning to hold a weapon, learning how to operate it, shooting it, etc. I wouldn't call it a fine course. Add to that, there should be no requirement for getting a permission slip in order to exercise a right.
Do you ask the government for a permission slip in order to attend the church of your choosing? Do you get a permission slip from the government in order to be able to post comments on USA Carry? Do you get a permission slip in order to plead the 5th before you have to plead the 5th? The answer is a resounding no. But somehow, some people are fine and dandy with the excessive infringements on our 2nd amendment right, so much so that they will post how wonderful the system of infringement is and how fine the requirements are for getting those infringements. This sir, I do not get.