Would this be considered a straw purchase?

[Bubba613]

You might want to try being honest here. Like posting the headline for starters:

Bethesda teen jailed again on additional explosives charges

And reading along the boy had been arrested previously on explosives charges. He was out on bond at the time. Had he been an adult he would be prohibited.
Just for good measure this happened in "gun friendly" Maryland.

This is not the dad who buys his son a hunting rifle in exchange for help with the chores.
fail.

 

[NavyLCDR]

This is not the dad who buys his son a hunting rifle in exchange for help with the chores.
fail.

and neither is this:

Is it legal for me to give my parents money to buy an AR15 if it is legally theirs, but I am the only one shooting it? Once I turn 18 the gun would become mine

Just for good measure this happened in "gun friendly" Maryland.

and so did this!:

Once I turn 18 the gun would become mine assuming it complies with Maryland gun laws

 

[rbernie]

The scenario, as described, IS NOT LEGAL and we will not use THR to advise others to pish-posh ignore that pesky CFR stuff because some folk don't believe that such details are worth worryin' about.....

Again - the stated scenario is illegal so long as the child provides the money to the parents. Absent an exchange of money between them, the purchase can be legally made by the parent and the firearm legally gifted to the child in accordance with Federal and state laws.

 

[NOLAEMT]

this would be a straw purchase.

If your parents bought the rifle for you, and then you bought it from them when you turn 18, that would be legal, but for you to give them the money is a straw purchase and 100% illegal.