Thanks for the heads up. Since I’ve never bought a firearm as a gift I never read those instructions before. You are correct. The defendant in this case just needed to say he bought the firearm as a gift.
Which would have worked, except for that whole check with the dollar amount and what it was for thingy they found in the evidence chain. Had it been in cash, or had the check not had the memo line foolishly stating what it was for, no issue.