WTH?
Why wouldn't the FBI check it as part of their instant check system?
Is it so they can use it as a "gotcha" to put the remaining licensed gun dealers out of business?
Like much of what is printed in the liberal media concerning guns, this is incorrectly stated, I believe.
Every FFL in Kalifornia submits a DROS form (Dealer Record of Sale) electronically to the state. It is the state which checks any databases and then relays approval or denial to the dealer.
The article hides the fact that the reason that most states don't submit these records is that most states don't have gun registration laws and prior restraint on purchasing firearms. Without these infringements, there is no purpose to gathering these records and creating any database.