Gun law purchase question:?
I'm doing research for a subject and i cannot find details about this, any help would be appreciated.
My question is: If i was an adult with a child, would i be able to buy a firearm for that child if i were to keep it in my possession. (I.E. buying the child a gun for hunting). or is that considered a straw man purchase?
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ATF form 4473, question 12 a. (see it at) http://www.thundertek.net/documents/4473.pdf
Then look at Notice 1 and you decide.
It sounds to me like you are buying the gun for you, retaining ownership, and allowing the child to use the gun. It would be legal in any state as long as there are no rules against the child using the gun. In the state I live in, there is no minimum age to own a long gun. I have purchased about 8 long guns and given them to my 17 year old son. The first was when he was 10 yo.
It is not considered a straw man purchase because you are not giving the gun to the child, it remains your gun. Once the child is old enough to legally own the gun you may give it to them.
Also buying a gun as a gift for someone is not considered a straw man purchase.
It is not considered a straw man purchase because you are not giving the gun to the child, it remains your gun. Once the child is old enough to legally own the gun you may give it to them.
Also buying a gun as a gift for someone is not considered a straw man purchase.
If you are keeping it in your possession you are not buying it for the child
You would have to transfer ownership for it to be considered a gift
It would in no way be considered a straw purchase
Straw purchases deal with one aspect and one aspect only
Whose money is being used to purchase
There may be state laws that prevent you from actually giving it to the kid but no fed laws would be broken
Everyone is right, but rwdmeter-reader tries to throw in a ringer. Here is what it says: a. Are you the actual buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form?
The correct answer in the form is Yes. This warning applies to people who cannot legally own a firearm and pay someone else to get it for them.
You can go to www.nraila.org for information about gun laws in the United States. In other countries, I have no idea. The situation which you described is, so far at least, perfectly legal.
As long as the gun is 'yours" and do not try to list it in his name, there should be no problem.
Years ago, and before all of these guns laws, I did exactly that, and the kids were instructed "never to take them down from the rack, and never let any of their friends handle them".
Sure you can buy a gun for your child who is not of age and would be supervised while using as long as state requirements were met.Some States have a min age for kids to shoot even under supervision.....
* Yes you can, no problem.*