Did I not make it clear that it was obviously a straw purchase? I give up. When I was working with my F.I.L. , when he had his FFL, we turned away more than a few customers who did what this "couple " did.
And we wonder how the thugs get the guns. Part of the problem is that some dealers are more interested in money than doing what they are suppose to. Golly, I didn't realize the person that selected, played with the weapon, had the money but didn't fill out the paperwork might not be doing a straw purchase.
Bob
First, what you describe may be entirely innocent. The girl may have wanted to purchase her first gun (or a different style than she had handled before) and asked her husband/boy friend / experienced shooter etc. to aid her in choosing a firearm. Second, I have been around for 73 years and can 100% assure you no Criminal would find it necessary to purchase a firearm in such a manner. As I have stated before, I have viewed many firearm transactions conducted in bars etc. Criminals can obtain their firearms from other felons for cash, steal them from legal gun owners, trade drugs for guns etc. The only people that are prevented from obtaining firearms due to the laws are mostly (in my opinion 99+%) are people that try to follow the law. As criminals do not follow the law they actually can obtain a firearm easier than people like you and I. I certainly don't feel it is my duty or obligation to insure other sellers / buyers are following the "law". There are plenty of BATF agents and others monitoring the sale and transfer of firearms. That said I am extremely careful that I follow the letter of the law when I obtain, gift or dispose of a firearm.