Indeed. They report this as if the applicant had zero prep work before applying, versus taking classes (often with mandatory live fire training) and showing up with fingerprint cards before they even apply. Criminals are disinclined to submit their fingerprints to local/state/fed LE.
True, but ...
Florida technically requires proof of firearms safety training, but what they accept as the aforementioned proof is pretty lax. I got my first FL non-resident permit sometime around 2004, IIRC. They accept a DD-214 -- with no expiration date. So I applied for a handgun carry permit, and in 2004 I gave them a copy of my DD-214 from 1968 (36 years old), which only showed me as having qualified on the M-14 rifle (yes, the Army totally overlooked that I was also qualified on the M-1 Carbine, M16 rifle, and M1911A1 pistol). No problem, apparently.
In my home state, we need the full NRA Basic Pistol class, and it has to have been within a year of the date of application.