Then he doesn’t own it.
An abstract concept has more rights than he does.
Yes, technically he doesn’t own it, but he gets to use it (with the same restrictions) as if he technically “owned it”. More disturbing, is the fact that the Fed Gov thinks that you don’t wholey own any firearms that has been manufactured or transfered with a 4473. They think they own them and they are just loaning them to you. Ever notice when the leftist members in Congress start talking about making certain “assault weapons” illegal and requiring them to be turned in. In the verbiage of the proposed law and in discussions they often use the term “revert” back to the government.