There is that.
Also, according to this it was b-day gift:
From what I have read of the SC law (NOT a legal mind, I may have misinterpreted the legal mumbo jumbo) it appears anyone given a firearm as a gift in SC is under same legal requirements as one who purchases a firearm.
the first information coming out of an event like this is usually the most accurate.
What comes later is confused and interpreted and packaged to fit the mission.