I was at a friend’s house and ran across the May, 2013 issue of "Guns and Ammo", article entitled "My Holy Grail S&W" by J. Guthrie (page 96).
The author tells us about how he fell in love with his father's S&W model 58 as a kid, and searched for one of his own for decades. He states that recently, his father called him from a gun show and asked if he had "$900 or so lying around", telling him that he had found a model 58 and asking if should he buy it. Mr. Guthrie told him to "Buy it now. I'll send you a bad check, buy it NOW" He concludes by saying "I may not die happy, but I'll die with a Model 58".
Here’s the question. Is the transaction described in this article not in fact a straw purchase? As far as I can tell, no matter how you slice it, if the author’s father purchases this firearm with the intention of accepting reimbursement from his son, he has lied on the Form 4473 since he is not "the actual purchaser".
I understand that is unlikely that a prosecutor would pursue a case like this, and I too disagree with the law, but am I missing something here? Did G&A print an article wherein the author admits to a felony? Don't they have lawyers on staff who read the articles before they are printed?
The author tells us about how he fell in love with his father's S&W model 58 as a kid, and searched for one of his own for decades. He states that recently, his father called him from a gun show and asked if he had "$900 or so lying around", telling him that he had found a model 58 and asking if should he buy it. Mr. Guthrie told him to "Buy it now. I'll send you a bad check, buy it NOW" He concludes by saying "I may not die happy, but I'll die with a Model 58".
Here’s the question. Is the transaction described in this article not in fact a straw purchase? As far as I can tell, no matter how you slice it, if the author’s father purchases this firearm with the intention of accepting reimbursement from his son, he has lied on the Form 4473 since he is not "the actual purchaser".
I understand that is unlikely that a prosecutor would pursue a case like this, and I too disagree with the law, but am I missing something here? Did G&A print an article wherein the author admits to a felony? Don't they have lawyers on staff who read the articles before they are printed?