Wrong.
Dealers either contact FBI NICS directly or the use a State Point of Contact (POC) who accesses the FBI NICS system.
No state uses its own background check system independent of the FBI NICS. They may have other databases that they use to verify information that is not kept by the FBI, such as list of those who possess a FOID or purchase permit.
If you had read a shred of the Brady Law you would know why this is.
I have read this shred of the Brady law..
18 U.S. Code § 922 - Unlawful acts
(t)
Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a
licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter,
unless—
(3)Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a
firearm transfer between a licensee and another person if—
person has presented to the licensee a permit that—
person to possess or acquire a
firearm; and
State in which the transfer is to take place; and
State provides that such a permit is to be issued only after an
authorized government official has verified that the information available to such official does not indicate that possession of a
firearm by such other person would be in violation of law;
Horsehockey.
I got news for ya...................Texas doesn't report jack squat to any other state, and neither does any other state report information to Texas. It's reported directly to the FBI CJIS as required by Federal law.
Where did I say Texas reported their data to another state? The records of any state may or may not be reported to the FBI. The DOD isn't even reporting all of their criminal proceedings to the FBI. That's the problem with NICS and the FBI data. It's incomplete.
Most states understand that the FBI NICS is a free service and creating a state agency to do what the FBI provides at no cost to the dealer is a waste of state $$$$.
Then why do 13 states use their own systems in conjunction with NICS? Could it be that there is no federal law that requires states to report their mental health records to the FBI?
It's free except our tax dollars are paying for it and you're lining your pockets by charging an addition fee on top of that. I wouldn't call that free.