Today I took a run to the courthouse to renew my AL carry permit. I still can't get over how easy it is, especially after having lived in Wisconsin and fought for so many years fruitlessly for a CCW bill. Even the FL non-resident permit process seems burdensome now. I had three glitches in the renewal for the FL permit that delayed it a month or two.
I just walked into the sheriff's department this afternoon, and looked for the sign that said "pistol permits". Went to the desk in that office, and told the woman behind the desk I wanted to renew my permit. She asked for my permit, then asked if anything had changed. She then asked for $20, had me sign my name on an electronic pad, then took my picture. The longest step in the process was waiting for the laminating machine to run through the permit card.
That was it. There's no restrictions on the back of the permit as there are in other counties in the state (no carry in bars or restaurants that serve alcohol, no carry in strip clubs, etc).
I'd like to hope that Wisconsin would institute a system so simple, but I doubt very much that's going to happen.