[Spktyr]

Here’s another thought:

The Brady Insta-check system didn’t just fail once. If it had, we could have dismissed it as some glitch in the system never to be repeated.

THE INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM FAILED *TWICE IN A ROW*. Two separate purchases a month apart.

So, it turns out that the Brady Insta-check system is worse than having nothing at all, as it spits out false greenlight reports and consumes vast amounts of money.

[Lazamataz]

Indeed.

[angkor]

THE INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM FAILED *TWICE IN A ROW*

Careful there.

This looks like was a failure of the Virginia databases, not the NICS system.

There are 4 state databases that are checked during instant background.

One relates to court ajudications of mental illness. See #19.

If he wasn;t in it, it wouldn;t flag him.

[Aikonaa]

So, it turns out that the Brady Insta-check system is worse than having nothing at all, as it spits out false greenlight reports and consumes vast amounts of money.

Your logic makes no sense. The NICS system can very well be updated to correctly access court decisions declaring a person mentally incompetent. It seems the Virginia system has serious failings which can be corrected. This is not exactly rocket science.