Oh, apparently buying a gun as a gift might not be a straw purchase - guess that one's a state issue instead of federal.
"for purposes of this form, you are the actual buyer if you are purchasing the
firearm for yourself or otherwise acquiring the firearm for yourself (for example, redeeming the firearm from pawn/retrieving it from consignment). You are also the actual buyer if you are acquiring the firearm as a legitimate gift for a third party.
ACTUAL BUYER EXAMPLES: Mr. Smith asks Mr. Jones to purchase a firearm for
Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith gives Mr. Jones the money for the firearm. Mr. Jones is NOT the actual buyer of the firearm and must answer “no “ to question 12a. The licensee may not transfer the firearm to Mr. Jones. However, if Mr. Brown goes to buy a firearm with his own money to give to Mr. Black as a present, Mr. Brown is the actual buyer of the firearm and should answer “yes” to question 12a."
Wow. Seems just as bad if not worse than any gun-show loophole. Would like to see that done away with.
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Originally Posted by Versus
Jonathan, what mental illness did the DC snipers have? Go ahead. I'll wait.
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Sheldon said that a psychiatrist has diagnosed Muhammad as "psychotic,
delusional and paranoid and that he suffers from schizophrenia."
"This diagnosis" said Sheldon, "is confirmed by objective evidence." Sheldon
said that neuropsychological brain imaging applications have demonstrated that John Muhammad has neuropsychological deficits that are consistent with
schizophrenia, and point to "brain dysfunction."
Sheldon also said that MRI brain scans of John Muhammad show that "he has three congenital malformations in his brain, two of which are found with greater frequency in people with schizophrenia, and one of which is a shrunken cortex, confirming the brain damage."
Psychiatrist Richard Dudley reviewed all the mental health information and
concluded that John Muhammad certainly has a "severe mental illness" of the type that the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Murder Victims` Families for Human Rights have described when they advocate against the execution of the severely mentally ill. Dr. Dudley noted that John Muhammad`s mental illness certainly played a role both in his crimes, and his behavior at trial.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/...009+BW20091104