[Rebelgecko]

Just to clarify, private sellers couldn't perform a NICS check even if they wanted to. There were some proposals to open the system up to regular people (kind of akin to my understanding of how Switzerland does BG checks), but they never passed.

Anyways, it's kind of a moot point in California because that's a felony here.

[txsoftwaredev]

A private seller can utilize a NICS check with an FFL if they choose. It's up to the private seller.

[Rebelgecko]

The fees from that are rather exorbitant. At least around me, most FFLs charge $100-$200 since they'd rather you buy from them directly (except for PPT transfers, where the cost is legally capped at like $50). IMO people should be able to run BG checks at cost.