Straw purchase question

[BUDMAN-BILL]

So, I was in at academy earlier today and was trying to buy a handgun. Did my background check and the whole nine yards. When I was doing my paperwork this young salesman kept asking me questions like, is this going to be yours or are you trying to buy it for someone else and of course I said no. Then he asked me if I was buying it for my wife, I stopped him right there and said, I am allowed to do that aren’t I? He then said yes. Ok, when I went to pay for it I was using my wife’s academy card which he then said I wasn’t allowed to use this card with out her being there. Ok fine. So I called my wife gave her the card, she went back in to try to buy the same gun and he said no because it would’ve been a straw purchase. What the heck? I mean it’s no big deal either way, just curious

 

[Garrus Vakarian]

You can buy for spouse, however some company policies just won't even follow the law.

Best thing to do is just not answer questions, fill out the form and move on.

The academy card thing I can't comment on as I have no knowledge of that.

 

[JEVapa]

So, I was in at academy earlier today and was trying to buy a handgun. Did my background check and the whole nine yards. When I was doing my paperwork this young salesman kept asking me questions like, is this going to be yours or are you trying to buy it for someone else and of course I said no. Then he asked me if I was buying it for my wife, I stopped him right there and said, I am allowed to do that aren’t I? He then said yes. Ok, when I went to pay for it I was using my wife’s academy card which he then said I wasn’t allowed to use this card with out her being there. Ok fine. So I called my wife gave her the card, she went back in to try to buy the same gun and he said no because it would’ve been a straw purchase. What the heck? I mean it’s no big deal either way, just curious

Now he's gonna report that as an attempted straw purchase. Best thing is to fill out the 4473 and ignore Mr. Storeman person and even tell him to STFU because he's trying to influence you when you're filling out the 4473. Call his manager over too. He has ZERO business asking you anything really, much less questions that are already on the 4473.

 

[Aries]

I dunno, but I was at a gun show once and a woman was filling out a 4473 and talking to her husband, and the dealer asked her if she was buying the gun for herself or him, she said "I am buying it for my husband." And the dealer told her the husband had to fill it out. That's about all I know about it...

 

[dlbleak]

Academy has some funky policies. A couple guys at work always get put on hold. They assume it’s because of their military service? At most ffl’s, after 3 days you can go pick up you gun, right? Academy won’t release or move forward.

 

[harley128]

Now he's gonna report that as an attempted straw purchase. Best thing is to fill out the 4473 and ignore Mr. Storeman person and even tell him to STFU because he's trying to influence you when you're filling out the 4473. Call his manager over too. He has ZERO business asking you anything really, much less questions that are already on the 4473.

He for sure would not get the gun following this advice. A gun dealer has every right to ask this question if he suspects the firearm is not for him.

 

[BUDMAN-BILL]

Like I said, no biggie. They lost the sale not me.

 

[JEVapa]

He for sure would not get the gun following this advice. A gun dealer has every right to ask this question if he suspects the firearm is not for him.

F em then I’ll go somewhere else where some DB isn’t playing 20 questions.

Asking a legitimate question is one thing, badgering and leading a customer is another.

 

[Chuckie]

A while back I was keen on a particular gun so my son decided to get it for me for Fathers' Day. Off we went to Big Boys to purchase it. One of the guys behind the counter there said that since the gun was for me then I would have to be the one to fill-out the 4473 - No problem!
When my kid went to pay for the purchase with his CC he was told that doing so could be seen as a 'straw-purchase', so after thinking on it for a sec, Scotty used his CC to buy a Big Boys Gift Card in the proper amount, which he then handed to me so that I could pay for the gun myself (making the Gift Card for the gun now being my FD present).
Blessed not only for getting a new gun, but more importantly, for having such a 'smart' kid ❤

 

[Garrus Vakarian]

F em then I’ll go somewhere else where some DB isn’t playing 20 questions.

Asking a legitimate question is one thing, badgering and leading a customer is another.

Agreed completely. It even says on the form you can buy for a spouse.

The issue is when the hounding starts.

I wasn't there but I would have responded that all questions on the 4473 are accurate to the law and that is how I will answer them Mr store person.