kermit315
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ok, i did some research of my own, and here is what i found. for what it is worth, sorry for the thread hijack.
http://www.lcav.org/states/california.asp#bradylaw
so, it seems that while DOJ is the point of contact, they check NICS and their own databases, not just the Federal one.
In California, the California Department of Justice ("DOJ") serves as a state point of contact for implementation of the Brady Act. Bureau of Justice Statistics Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2004 (August 2005). With limited exceptions, all firearms transfers must be conducted through a licensed dealer. Cal. Penal Code § 12072. Dealers then process each firearms transfer through DOJ, which in turn uses NICS and other databases (including its own records, and those it is authorized to request from the State Department of Mental Health) to verify that prospective purchasers are not prohibited from possessing a firearm. Section 12076(d). In addition to the federal purchaser prohibitions referenced above, California has adopted other classes of prohibited persons, and incorporated some of the federal prohibitions as state offenses.
http://www.lcav.org/states/california.asp#bradylaw
so, it seems that while DOJ is the point of contact, they check NICS and their own databases, not just the Federal one.