18 U.S.C. § 932 — Straw purchasing of firearms

(a) Definitions. For this section, “drug trafficking crime” has the meaning given in section 924(c)(2) and includes a state^*-law felony whose conduct would be a felony under the Controlled Substances Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, or title 46, chapter 705. “Federal crime of terrorism” has the meaning given in section 2332b(g)(5). “Felony” means a federal or state offense punishable by more than one year in prison. This section does not define the other quoted terms. (b) Violation. A person may not knowingly buy, or conspire to buy, a firearm^* in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce^* for, on behalf of, or at another person’s request or demand, while knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the other person: (1) meets one or more criteria in section 922(d); (2) intends to use, carry, possess, sell, or otherwise dispose of the firearm to further a felony, federal crime of terrorism, or drug-trafficking crime; or (3) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of it to a person described in (1) or (2). (c)(1) Except as paragraph (2) provides, a violator may be fined under this title, imprisoned for up to 15 years, or both. (2) If the violator knew or had reasonable cause to believe that a firearm would be used to commit a felony, federal crime of terrorism, or drug-trafficking crime, the prison term may be up to 25 years.