Straw purchases, as explained in this NRA blog post by Tom McHale, are a way criminals acquire guns illegally from unsuspecting individuals. Tom walks you through the details and gives readers valuable information, so ensure they don’t get caught up in the scam.

Straw Purchases – Firearms

A straw purchase is one in which one Person “A” buys a firearm for Person “B”, at Person “B’s” request. They’re illegal, because criminals and other people who cannot pass a background check often get other people, who can pass a background check, to buy guns for them. Or, Person “A” may get Person “B” to buy the gun so that Person “A” won’t have his name alongside the make, model and serial number of a gun on the Federal Form 4473 that documents every firearm purchased from a federal licensed firearm dealer (FFL).
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