I your budget restrains you, here's the best bang for your buck...
Gibbs Rifle Co. Quest II Extreme Carbine, 308 Win w/ 10 round detachable magazine. M.S.R.P. $279.95
http://www.gibbsrifle.com/sport.html
I personally wouldn't buy a handgun for someone under 21. I'm not sure that it is legal.
You can buy a firearms for someone as a gift. It's not a straw purchase. A staw purchase is when someone who is prohibited by law from purchasing their own firearm gets someone else who is not prohibited by law from purchasing a firearm to purchase a firearm for them. In your case, the initiation is on your part. You are the actual purchaser of the firearm. You are purchasing it for your nephew as a gift. As long as your newphew is not prohibited by law from purchasing a firearm (when he is 18 it's okay in most states), you are okay. You cannot knowingly transfer a firearm to somebody you know is probited by law from purchasing a firearm. If you want to cover your tail, fill out a hand written transfer of ownership (sort of like a bill of sale, but minus the $$), saying something like...
I, Smoke
(DL# 0987654321, TX), hereby transfer the following firearm, blah blah model blah blah (SN 1234567) to my newphew, Smokey Bear (DL# 1234567890, TX), on Marchuary 24, 2003 , as a gift for his eighteenth birthday.
Just make sure he lives in Texas, or you'll have to transfer it through a dealer.
I just bought a CZ 452 Scout youth rifle (.22LR) for my son's eigth birthday. Do I go to jail? Technically, he cannot "own" it (I do), but it is his.
Gibbs Rifle Co. Quest II Extreme Carbine, 308 Win w/ 10 round detachable magazine. M.S.R.P. $279.95
http://www.gibbsrifle.com/sport.html
I personally wouldn't buy a handgun for someone under 21. I'm not sure that it is legal.
You can buy a firearms for someone as a gift. It's not a straw purchase. A staw purchase is when someone who is prohibited by law from purchasing their own firearm gets someone else who is not prohibited by law from purchasing a firearm to purchase a firearm for them. In your case, the initiation is on your part. You are the actual purchaser of the firearm. You are purchasing it for your nephew as a gift. As long as your newphew is not prohibited by law from purchasing a firearm (when he is 18 it's okay in most states), you are okay. You cannot knowingly transfer a firearm to somebody you know is probited by law from purchasing a firearm. If you want to cover your tail, fill out a hand written transfer of ownership (sort of like a bill of sale, but minus the $$), saying something like...
I, Smoke
(DL# 0987654321, TX), hereby transfer the following firearm, blah blah model blah blah (SN 1234567) to my newphew, Smokey Bear (DL# 1234567890, TX), on Marchuary 24, 2003 , as a gift for his eighteenth birthday.Just make sure he lives in Texas, or you'll have to transfer it through a dealer.
I just bought a CZ 452 Scout youth rifle (.22LR) for my son's eigth birthday. Do I go to jail? Technically, he cannot "own" it (I do), but it is his.
