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Old April 7, 2013, 11:00 AM   #17
carguychris
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Originally Posted by dakota.potts
Did some more digging and it seems ammo is subject to the same restrictions as a handgun. I can buy from a private seller (either) at age 18 but not from an FFL.
Correct.
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Originally Posted by kinoons
Actually compensation for the purchase does not make it a straw purchase -- the only thing that makes a purchase a straw purchase is one party buying a firearm with the intent to make it available for a prohibited person.
Incorrect. Providing a firearm to a prohibited person is a crime in and of itself, regardless of whether compensation is involved.

A straw purchase may occur regardless of whether the recipient is legally prohibited from possessing the firearm. Although most straw purchases presumably involve prohibited persons, this is not universally true; for instance, some people may initiate straw purchases under the mistaken assumption that the Form 4473 is a type of federal registration.

This is a subtle point but an important one to understand IMHO.
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