20 Years Old - Can my father buy me a handgun?

[The Heretic]

Your Daughter is good to go. The relative that seems to be missing in the exceptions is in-laws.
I could not gift/sell a gun to my Father in-law, or Brother in-law. My wife or son could, but I could not directly. He could gift/sell to me under the spouse exception, but I don't see it working the other way?

You can gift/sell to to wife/son and then they can gift/sell to in laws.

 

[Hawaiian]

You can gift/sell to to wife/son and then they can gift/sell to in laws.

That could be considered a straw deal if the intent was there when I transferred to them. However, my guns are also my wife's guns. Paid for out of a joint account. In our house, there is no yours or mine, only 'our's'.

 

[The Heretic]

That could be considered a straw deal if the intent was there when I transferred to them. However, my guns are also my wife's guns. Paid for out of a joint account. In our house, there is no yours or mine, only 'our's'.

Straw purchases only apply when you go through an FFL dealer

 

[Hawaiian]

Transferring to one person with the intent of them transferring to another person to 'get around' the statue is not something I would be comfortable doing.

 

[The Heretic]

What another person does once in legal possession of a firearm is not your legal responsibility. You transferred it legally.

But to each their own. Do only what you are comfortable doing.

I don't have this problem - I don't have any in laws anymore. The ones I did have I would never trust a firearm with. Indeed, I would most likely be using a firearm against them, not handing them one. Fortunately my ex BIL is in prison for the rest of his life (and then some) with no hope of parole, my ex-wife doesn't know where I live or my phone number, my ex FIL is dead and buried (may his soul rot in hell) and my ex MIL is in some care facility and literally oblivious to the rest of the world.