Ammo Background … Checked | Gun Facts

I don't live in NY or CA. How much do They charge for these Background checks? Where does the money go? Because all I see with the stats is another tax on gun owners.
TSgt David L., SPC Randy Zimmerman,
SGT James Murphy, CPT Jack Durish,
PO3 Bob McCord, SSG Gordon Holmes,
COL Mikel J. Burroughs, SGT Robert Pryor,
SPC Gary Welch, SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler, Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman, MAJ Karl Swenson,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi, CW5 Jack Cardwell,
SFC Bernard Walko, SSG Michael Noll,
SPC Nancy Greene, MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.