Several States already do their own version of a NICS check. I don't think it would really be all that hard for NY to set up a similar system. They already have a database of existing pistol permit holders. The NYDOJ can easily provide arrest records. NYSAFE mandated mental health reporting ( whether or not that has actually happened is a different discussion ).There is no system in place to background check ammo purchases , so what’s your best guess at how they plan to do it?
A lot of people want to say that this isn't going to happen, but Hochul has much more ambition than Cuomo ever did when it comes to this. Cuomo wanted NYSAFE to pad his bonafides so he could run for POTUS. I think Hochul knows she will never get anywhere near being a POTUS contender. She will, though, be the most progressive [ read: tyrannical ] executive she can. The semi-automatic license, pistol permits, and any other thing she can weave into a single massive database is just her method of controlling those in power see as a potential threat. They have manufactured their power, and let me tell you, they intend to keep it.