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No, they aren't. If I write a check on our (my wife's an my) bank account, I'm using my money. If she writes a check on that same bank account, she's using her money.
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This contradicts what you just said before- and according to my knowledge (I live in a community property state and just completed a family law class in which this topic was extensively discussed), the question asked by Don is essentially yes. They don't both have to fill out the form, but they are both becoming owners of the community property- in this case the gun.
In a community property state, your example above is incorrect. A joint account is community property- therefore whether you or your wife spend the money, the money is community property and anything bought with it is also community property.
One way to make an exception is if something is specifically agreed upon in writing to be separate property. Therefore, according to your above example, the accounts would have to be separate and accessible to only that one spouse whose separate property it is.