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[–] OricaTonithos ago 

There are certain caveats to that description.

If someone solicits you to purchase for them a firearm that you know they are likely ineligible to purchase, because: non-citizen, felon, adjudicated domestic violence, insane, communist, etc. Then if you go through with a purchase and transfer the firearm to them privately, you have become a "straw purchase". ..which is against the law.

Most people that don't know each other are usually a bit cautious with regards to the process of procuring firearms for strangers, because they know that their name is on the transaction when it comes from the vendors. Most popular cop shows we've seen has copious mention of "running the serial numbers". That simple BATFE search pings off the manufacturer for the lot number and delivery addresses, and so on, until the store it was sold is found (quick process). An agent then visits or contacts the store to see what they can get on the person who purchased. Form 4473 copy (BATFE should also have the particulars from the hand-entered data when that call was made at purchase), and possible surveillance footage of the purchaser. All this footwork and process is probably only necessary if somebody is going to jail. Or is dead. And not through gang violence.