re: Is it really illegal to buy a pistol as a gift? UPDATE

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They have the right to refuse service to anybody. I was trained to refuse the sale if I had any question that it might be a straw purchase.

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Look I know what you mean but your possible straw purchase is just gonna go down the street and buy a gun from someone else. It's very easy to ask a couple of basic questions and their answers almost every time will immediately give it away as a straw purchase or legal gifting.

In the 18 months I worked in BR, I refused two purchases... One because the guy was high/drunk/combo off his arse, second because I saw the felon hand the buyer the cash in the store after picking out which one he wanted. A third couple left the store on their own after I asked who the gun was for and why weren't they looking at it. Those who cause a scene shouldn't be behind the counter.