Geronimo45
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I think straw purchase laws are more of a way to nail the people who sell guns to felons than anything else.
That should be his story and he should stick to it. So should his son.Zundfolge said:So regardless of what Glock22 does, his official position in THIS thread should be "No, I won't take my son's money and buy him a gun, instead I'll buy him one as a gift and let him spend his money on something else."
A minor has no possessions, a minor has no money etc.
The question on the 4473 is; "Are you the actual purchaser of the firearm?"
You have it backwards, where the money comes from is what determines a straw purchaseit doesnt matter where the money comes from, it matters where the gun goes. if its your son, in your house then sense says its your gun irregardless of what room its stored in
It was never a question of whether Sarah used her money or her kidsAccording to Sara Brady its not, at least when its her and for her son.
No NO NOThe straw purchase is when you buy a gun on behalf of someone who cannot or will not buy it for himself and your intent is to circumvent the law.
A straw purchase has nothing to with buying a gift for a qualified or unqualified person, it has only to do with whose money you usesaxonpig is 100% correct!
It is NOT illegal to buy a firearm as a gift for a person that is not prohibited by law from owning or possessing a firearm. Period.
Unless you are trying to determine if it is a straw purchaseWhere the money comes from doesn't make any difference.
But that wasn't the question posedNobody would ever know the source of the money and I think the ATF has better things to do than question the source of the money when a gun is purchased by a father for his son. Yes, in a very, very strict technical sense it would be illegal. But who would know?
There are instructions next to the question which lead you to the back of the form to a section that fully explains the question and what a straw purchase is.This question has baffled me since I first saw it.
I am weighing in a bit late, but ... yes, it is a straw purchase. Any time one person purchases a firearms for another person who is not himself eligible to make the purchase, it's a straw purchase.what about when a son saves up his money but is still under 18 so cant buy a rifle/shotgun he would like to. so he gives his money to his father and then his father buy's the gun for him. Is that still a straw purchase? What are your thoughts on this subject?
Any time one person purchases a firearms for another person who is not himself eligible to make the purchase, it's a straw purchase.