Firearms Transactions and Straw Purchases

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), representing the firearm industry, supports the proposed rule to clarify what constitutes a "straw purchase." They argue that the new regulations will provide much-needed clarity for federal firearms licensees (FFLs) to distinguish between illegal transactions and permissible activities like gifting or marital property transfers.

The CEO of Silencer Central / BANISH Suppressors, a Federal Firearms Licensee, supports the proposed rule to codify straw purchasing laws into a single regulatory section. The commenter argues that the rule provides much-needed clarity but requests three specific refinements regarding age terminology, family relationship exclusions, and spousal payment conditions to ensure the rule is easily administrable at the point of sale.

An individual gun owner supports the proposed rule to clarify that lawful gift purchases between family members do not constitute straw purchases. They argue that the current ambiguity puts innocent owners at risk of prosecution and urge the ATF to finalize the rule.

An individual commenter supports the proposed rule to clarify that lawful gift purchases between family members do not constitute straw purchases. They argue that the current ambiguity puts innocent gun owners at risk of prosecution and urge the ATF to finalize the rule.

An individual supports the proposed rule to clarify that lawful gift purchases between family members do not constitute straw purchases. The commenter argues that the current regulations represent regulatory overreach and put innocent gun owners at risk of prosecution.

The commenter supports the proposed rule because they believe the criminalization of lawful gift purchases between family members is a regulatory overreach. They argue that a gift purchase between non-prohibited persons should not be considered a straw purchase.

Vicki De La Garza supports the finalization of the rule regarding firearms transactions and straw purchases. She argues that the rule is good and notes that a paper trail should be sufficient for documenting legal firearm transfers between family members in different states.

Felix De La Garza supports the finalization of the rule regarding firearms transactions and straw purchases. He argues that the rule provides a necessary framework for legal firearm transfers, such as gifting firearms to out-of-state children, provided there is a paper trail.