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This is completely false.
In Washington state you can gift family members firearms without having to go to an FFL and perform the BGC. Family members includes sons, daughters, grandparents, parents, siblings, spouses, aunts, uncles, etc. It's all spelled out in the RCW. So if he was in Washington his wife can fill out the form, buy it and hand it immediately to him if she felt so inclined and as long as he is not a prohibited person they are good to go.
You are getting confused on what a straw purchase actually applies to. A straw purchase is when a prohibited person or person who otherwise legally can't buy/own a gun has someone else buy them a gun to avoid the BGC. Not that long ago it was in the news that the girlfriend of a felon performed a straw purchase that he then later used that gun to go murder some police. She only got probation after that. Talk about a broken system.
Anyway, long story short. Sometimes people are misinformed or don't know the actual law or how the laws are applied and it can be inconvenient.
Since the form says "are you the actual buyer" either have your wife fill out the form next time or you pay if you fill it out. Problem solved and you still get the pistol either way legally.
It depends on what commie hell hole you live in. I read about an LEO who purchased a gun with an LEO discount and actually did a transfer to his father at a gun store. He is being charged with a straw purchase.