April Issue

steveno · March 14, 2011, 05:19 PM

in the article by Leroy Thompson on the SIG-551 on page 43 the article seems to say that Leroy had somebody buy the SIG-551 for him and ship it to Leroy's dealer's FFL. Isn't this a straw purchase that everybody talks about or did I miss something?

**Denny Hansen** · March 14, 2011, 08:34 PM

A straw purchase is if someone gives you money to purchase a gun for them to avoid the paperwork, i.e. a prohibited possessor. This was not a straw purchase as it went through two legit dealers and Leroy made out the 4473 at his dealer to take possesion of the rifle.

March 14, 2011, 05:19 PM	#1
steveno Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Minden , Nebraska Posts: 1,195	April Issue in the article by Leroy Thompson on the SIG-551 on page 43 the article seems to say that Leroy had somebody buy the SIG-551 for him and ship it to Leroy's dealer's FFL. Isn't this a straw purchase that everybody talks about or did I miss something?

March 14, 2011, 08:34 PM	#2
Denny Hansen Staff Join Date: June 29, 2001 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 2,344	A straw purchase is if someone gives you money to purchase a gun for them to avoid the paperwork, i.e. a prohibited possessor. This was not a straw purchase as it went through two legit dealers and Leroy made out the 4473 at his dealer to take possesion of the rifle. __________________ S.W.A.T. Magazine Weapons, Training and Tactics for the Real World Join us at TFL or at AR15.com or on Facebook