Lone_Gunman
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Duke, I guess I am getting in on this late, but the way I have always understood gun purchases/gifts/straw purchases is as follows:
If you buy a gun with your money and give it to a non-prohibited person, there is no straw purchase. It doesn't matter if its a relative, friend, or complete stranger.
If you buy a gun with your money, and give it to a prohibited person, it is still not a straw purchase (because it was a gift), but the gift is still illegal because the person was prohibited to buy a gun. This is illegal in the same way that giving someone under 21 a beer is illegal, but not because of straw purchase laws.
If you take someone else's money and upon their request, buy a gun, and turn it over to them, it is a straw purchase. It doesn't matter if its a relative, friend, or complete stranger.
If you buy a gun with your money and give it to a non-prohibited person, there is no straw purchase. It doesn't matter if its a relative, friend, or complete stranger.
If you buy a gun with your money, and give it to a prohibited person, it is still not a straw purchase (because it was a gift), but the gift is still illegal because the person was prohibited to buy a gun. This is illegal in the same way that giving someone under 21 a beer is illegal, but not because of straw purchase laws.
If you take someone else's money and upon their request, buy a gun, and turn it over to them, it is a straw purchase. It doesn't matter if its a relative, friend, or complete stranger.