xmanhockey7
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Dan, I'm going to assume at some point in time you have purchased a firearm. If you purchase a firearm for someone else you are making a false statement on Form 4473 where you must indicate whether you are the actual transferee or buyer of the firearm.
This is my understanding of how it works. My source is the ATF. I looked up the gun control act of 1968 and could not find the actual word "straw purchase" and I wasn't about to read the entire thing just to find where it talks about those illegal purchases.
Example: I am under 21 so I cannot purchase a handgun. I go up to my neighbor, give me $600 and tell me I would like him to buy me a Glock 23. If he goes to a gun store and makes that purchase it is a straw purchase. He has lied on Form 4473 as to whether he is the actual buyer.
Example: My friend who is the same age as me (19) asks me to purchase a shotgun for him from an FFL. If he gives me money for it and I go make the purchase I have made a false statement on Form 4473.
Example: In both of the above examples the person purchasing the firearm is buying it as a gift to the person who will be receiving the firearm.
Example: I purchase a shotgun for myself. After having it for a week I'm experiencing buyers remorse and decide I want to sell it. I sell it to my 19 year old friend. No problems there.
So if you are purchasing the firearm for you then decide you want to sell it, you're good. But if you're purchasing for someone else, and it's not as a gift, you have lied on Form 4473 which is a crime.
This is my understanding of how it works. My source is the ATF. I looked up the gun control act of 1968 and could not find the actual word "straw purchase" and I wasn't about to read the entire thing just to find where it talks about those illegal purchases.
Example: I am under 21 so I cannot purchase a handgun. I go up to my neighbor, give me $600 and tell me I would like him to buy me a Glock 23. If he goes to a gun store and makes that purchase it is a straw purchase. He has lied on Form 4473 as to whether he is the actual buyer.
Example: My friend who is the same age as me (19) asks me to purchase a shotgun for him from an FFL. If he gives me money for it and I go make the purchase I have made a false statement on Form 4473.
Example: In both of the above examples the person purchasing the firearm is buying it as a gift to the person who will be receiving the firearm.
Example: I purchase a shotgun for myself. After having it for a week I'm experiencing buyers remorse and decide I want to sell it. I sell it to my 19 year old friend. No problems there.
So if you are purchasing the firearm for you then decide you want to sell it, you're good. But if you're purchasing for someone else, and it's not as a gift, you have lied on Form 4473 which is a crime.