I can't help but to doubt that. We already have to pay a fee to bear arms right here in Colorado. Illinois requires a FOID card to keep arms and there is a fee associated with getting the card. New Jersey requires a Firearms ID card and getting one costs money and many month's wait. Californians have to pay a few different fees when they buy a firearm that add up to $25 a pop....to pay for your background check, I think that if signed into law, it will be nullified as unconstitutional.
http://oag.ca.gov/firearms/pubfaqs#13
How much is the Dealer's Record of Sale (DROS) fee?
The State's DROS fee is $19.00 which covers the costs of the background checks and transfer registry. There is also a required $1.00 Firearms Safety Testing fee and a $5.00 Safety and Enforcement fee. If the transaction being processed is a dealer sale, consignment return, or return from pawn, the dealer may impose other charges as long as this amount is clearly shown as a "dealer fee" and not misrepresented as a state fee. In the event of a private party transfer, the firearms dealer may additionally charge a fee of $10 per firearm transferred.
When settling on the purchase price of a firearm and before completing the transaction, you may want to ask the dealer to disclose and identify any and all fees he/she is charging to complete the transaction.
PC Sections 12076, 12082, and 12806)
Why doesn't Colorado use NICS and avoid state expenditure?
I thought Colorado was a wide open western state with independent minded people. I'm glad I didn't relocate there if this is what is happening to it.
I don't know...I just saw Rep. Vigil a D, suggest a no vote. My understanding is if we have 4 more D's vote no it will die...in which case we may have some hope. We do have some, more reasonable, old style D's like Vigil in more rural parts of the state...we'll see.