The article makes clear that a private transfer to this individual is not illegal.
The court ruled that longtime Detroit gun dealer General Laney didn't violate federal or state statutes that allow licensed 18-year-olds to buy or receive a pistol from a private party, but prohibits them from purchasing a gun from a federally licensed gun dealer.
Your right I misread. I was talking about a case where an undercover cop made a straw purchase and on the 4473 form said he was purchasing it for himself. The courts ruled the cop lied on the form and the gunseller wasn't negligent.