What got him in trouble is his uncle had asked him to buy the gun for him and then wrote him a check for $400 with “Glock 19 handgun” written in the memo line.
Stoopid is, as stooped does...
oops
The correct way to do this is for the gun to be a gift and the $400 to be in cash...
...or if a check must be used, the memo line should read: “My share of dinner & drinks - it was good to see you all” (or something similar).