In this case the state is wrong. The law specifically states the seller must do the check.
And with every new requirement the state makes the seller handle, it represents a cost in record keeping, in-house training, and labor -- time needed to comply with the law.
Taking the process of doing BG checks from HPD and giving it to the retailers is a "workaround", because the police department told the people working on the bill they didn't have the resources necessary to add Tazers to the list of requirements they already do for firearms.
Maybe if the retailers get the process down to an art, we can then push to have them do ALL background checks. Hmmmm. Go the the gun shop, buy a handgun, the FFL does all the paperwork, submits the background check, and approves the application in-store. No running back and forth between the store and HPD.
Now, if the waiting period could be abolished, we'd be getting somewhere!
I think at some point, HPD is going to realize the Tazer law as written is unable to be implemented effectively.