No. It asks if you are the actual buyer/transferee.That's an excellent question. The latest Form asks are YOU buying this firearm for your self?
Exactly. When in doubt, read the instructions.It also tells you, in writing (page 4, instructions for question 21a), what the difference is between a straw purchase and a bona fide gift. You may purchase and then GIFT a firearm, if you receive NOTHING in return for doing so.
Federally, it is legal as long as it is a bona fide gift, HOWEVER, your state laws will also apply to the transfer as to whether it can be done in private, or if the transfer requires the services of an FFL.can a father still buy a rifle for his (adult) kid and give it to them as a present? or is that considered a straw purchase?
no problem there. she still lives at home.Also, not mentioned by you is whether both you and the adult kid live in the same state. If you do not both reside in the same state, then the gift MUST be transferred through an FFL, in the recipient's home state for a handgun, in either your state or the recipient's state for a rifle, again only if allowed by state law.
Nope, it isn't a gift, Junior gave Dad the money so it isn't Dad's money being used to transfer the gun to Junior so Dad isn't the actual transferee/buyer. As pointed out in post number 6 above quoting ATF.can Dad "buy" it for him using Junior's money?
Nope. Hso already explained why, but the fact that you put "buy" in quotes tells me you likely already knew the answer to that.....can Dad "buy" it for him using Junior's money? Or is that kind of father/minor child transaction an illegal straw purchase? (I'm thinking of a normal nuclear family, uncomplicated by things like split custody.)
Sounds like you raised her right.My daughter loves it when I give her a gun for a graduation, birthday or Christmas gift. I've bought firearms specifically to gift to her. (Did I mention she's a millenial who favors 1911s?)
That's really beyond the scope of this thread, so let's not go down that rabbit hole, OK?Actually, a minor child has no legal possessions. They belong to his parents. So it is Dad’s money. Dad can take away a minor child’s bike, his phone or his money.
It actually does seem relevant though. If Atavar is correct, (I don't know for sure that he is) a minor can't actually own money, and the money they have is actually their parent's, to do with as they please, it seems like that would change things, no?That's really beyond the scope of this thread, so let's not go down that rabbit hole, OK?
Not as far as I can tell. Besides, this is the original question.It actually does seem relevant though. If Atavar is correct, (I don't know for sure that he is) a minor can't actually own money, and the money they have is actually their parent's, to do with as they please, it seems like that would change things, no?
The question was not whether a minor can own money or property. The original question had to do with an "(adult) kid."can a father still buy a rifle for his (adult) kid and give it to them as a present? or is that considered a straw purchase?
I get that it wasn't the original question. I suppose a person could start a thread asking if a minor can legally own money or property, but that wouldn't be a firearms law question though........Not as far as I can tell. Besides, this is the original question.
The question was not whether a minor can own money or property. The original question had to do with an "(adult) kid."