As long as the person can legally own the gun, and pass the 4473 you can buy the gun and give it to him or her. Straight from the ATF agent I talked to.
A straw purchase is a deliberate attempt to circumnavigate the law in which an individual purchases a firearm and gives possession/ownership to a another person who is legally unable to do so.
How did the FGST buying the pistol for Trace work? I remember it had to go to his Mother as he's a minor.
Are you sure that is the legal definition?
No, because you are, in fact, the purchaser.
It would be a straw purchase if you were buying it with money from the person receiving the "gift".
And, the recipient of the gift does not have to be a family member etc, you can legally give your neighbor (or anyone else who can legally own it) the gift of a firearm. You can't gift a firearm to a resident of another state as that would constitute an illegal transfer unless you sent it to a dealer in the recipient's state of residence and the dealer did the transfer paperwork.
It was transferred through the USSA FFL.
If you still have questions, read this:
http://www.atf.gov/training/firearms/ffl-learning-theater/episode-4.html
http://www.atf.gov/training/firearms/ffl-learning-theater/episode-4.html
Seedy, Buddy...... This might help and it is actually from the ATF and not out of my bunghole.
http://www.atf.gov/training/firearms/ffl-learning-theater/episode-4.html
http://www.atf.gov/training/firearms/ffl-learning-theater/episode-4.html
Clearly.
This is the part I'm not sure about... And someone here with an FFL doesn't think you can gift a firearm to a non family member.
As a former FFL as of last November I'd like to humbly disagree. I think the term is Bone-A-Fide Gift ( or something like that ) and it covers anyone whom could legally own a firearm may be bought a firearm as a gift. Now, keep in mind that some states interpret this differently.
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