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straw purchase
joshmb1982
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what is considered a straw purchase? parents can buy firearms for their children right? how about once that child reaches 18 years old? how about other family members? guying a firearm for a grandson or grandparent, or for your brother/sister?
just curious what the actual rules of it are.
just curious what the actual rules of it are.
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http://www.brokawarms.com/library/gunlaws/strawpurchase.html
From the link:
Where a person purchases a firearm with the intent of making a gift of the firearm to another person, the person making the purchase is indeed the true purchaser. There is no straw purchaser in these instances. In the above example, if Mr. Jones had bought a firearm with his own money to give to Mr. Smith as a birthday present, Mr. Jones could lawfully have completed Form 4473. The use of gift certificates would also not fall within the category of straw purchases. The person redeeming the gift certificate would be the actual purchaser of the firearm and would be properly reflected as such in the dealer's records.
Source: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATF-E) Federal Firearms Regulation Guide 2005 General Information, Page 165
Brad Steele