It can be expensive...
... but the cost of training is really only a small part of the total cost. There's the gun -- a lot of folks with a lot of guns don't have one suitable for carry -- and the belt and the holster, and the cost of the application, and then there's practice.
Doing it responsibly -- with at least once-a-month practice sessions during the first year -- can easily run you over a thousand bucks in the first year, with the majority of the expense being range fees and practice ammo.
... but the cost of training is really only a small part of the total cost. There's the gun -- a lot of folks with a lot of guns don't have one suitable for carry -- and the belt and the holster, and the cost of the application, and then there's practice.
Doing it responsibly -- with at least once-a-month practice sessions during the first year -- can easily run you over a thousand bucks in the first year, with the majority of the expense being range fees and practice ammo.