You may have heard the saying..... "ignorance of the law does not excuse" (ignorantia juris non excusat). It is a legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law or is unaware that he is violating a law may not escape liability for violating that law.
Well, that's not the case in successfully prosecuting an illegal "straw purchase" because the INTENT is an element of the crime that MUST BE PROVED by the prosecution. Try PROVING that the "straw dealer" KNOWING sold a firearm to a convicted felon when there is no paper trail. Unless the "straw dealer" is stupid enough to confess he knew the buyer was a felon, that "straw dealer" will walk.
Currently there isn't any requirement for me as a private individual to do any background check (or even ID check) on another private individual before selling him a gun. I don't have to keep and record of the transaction........ NOTHING!
Now the gun nut "Bubbas" want to keep this crazy situation just as it is. They don't want to be bothered by filling out any paperwork, or paying any minor transfer fee, or enduring any type of "big gubmint meddlin'". They just want to be able to gift that shootin' iron of their's to Bubba Jr. or sell it to their buddy, Skeeter...... with no fuss, dag nabbit!
This is nUgGin' FuTZ! 
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