Properly called a "straw man purchase". This is where person A buys a gun for person B. Person A, who completes the paperwork, has background check, etc, is not the actual purchaser of the weapon. They are a "straw man"- a fake.
In most of the US, it is legal to buy a gun as a bonafide gift to another- but not to use another's money to buy a gun for them. Example- Using my money, I buy a gun as a Christmas present for my son, who is legally able to own a gun. That is legal, and not a straw man sale. My neighbor asks if I will get a gun for him. He gives me $300, I go buy a gun, and take it to him. THAT is a strawman sale, and illegal- even if my neighbor could have legally bought the gun himself.
only if you use a straw
A straw purchase is a purchase that is made on behalf of someone else. An automobile straw purchase made by a person other than the new owner, usually because the new owner has poor credit or is otherwise unable to make the purchase themselves.
it was named
It may harken back to the day when the Israelistes were slaves for the Pharoh and he increased their quota of bricks to make and withheld the important component of straw. I imagine the slaves had to procure the necessary straw through a straw purchase, since they could not purchase the straw for making the bricks. That is my guess until a better one comes along.
Upon researching to find where one can purchase a straw hat it has been found that they are widely available. Straw hats are available at stores such as J. Crew, Roots, The Gap, Gucci and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Straw purchases apply to firearms.
Gun store.
Through the use of artificial insemination. A straw of semen that was collected from a bull and frozen in a semen tank is inserted into the cow's vagina and into the cervix by a AI gun that holds the semen straw. One hand has to be inside the cow's anus to hold the cervix so the straw can go through, and the other hand has to be manipulating the straw into the uterus of the cow. Once the straw is in a little ways into the uterine cavity, the semen is deposited and the gun with drawn and the empty straw discarded.
A soda straw with one end closed with tape. Do NOT try to suck BBs into the straw- you WILL inhale one.
As long as you meet the legal restrictions on gun ownership, if you purchase a gun you can pay for it with any method of payment.
No, you must be 18 to purchase a long gun and 21 to purchase a handgun.
You simply have to be 18 to purchase a long gun, or 21 to purchase a handgun.