A older retired Marine was standing next to me when the Clerk asked of I had the “card”. The Retired Marine interrupted and asked the guy WTF? The guy was incredulous. He said “this is what I served for?”
I'm on my second of such permits, at 25 dollars each. I keep both of them in my wallet along with their predecessor, the "Basic Firearms Safety Certificate" which was to be good for life and is now worthless.
The anti-gunners in Kalifornia are limited only by what the courts will allow.