[Don H]

Originally Posted by Tom Servo

Having someone else buy the gun for him could be construed as a straw purchase, and that's ten years in the pokey.

Could be another 5 years on top of that for conspiracy if the AUSA is having a particularly bad day:

18 USC 371
If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense
against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any
agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of
such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy,
each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.
If, however, the offense, the commission of which is the object
of the conspiracy, is a misdemeanor only, the punishment for such
conspiracy shall not exceed the maximum punishment provided for
such misdemeanor.