Nothing in the federal law prohibits the purchase of a gun as a GIFT for
another person if the person can leagally own a gun.  The *Strawman*
purchase is when a gun is purchased for another person but NOT as a
gift, 

JHBennett wrote:
> 
> *Strawman* purchases are a violation of Federal Law......buried somewhere in
> legislation called the Brady Act, as I recall.  Could be interesting to see
> how the Fed's weigh in on this.  --JB