What I want to know, is what good is a raffle if the tickets are free? Who's holding a raffle where no money is made?Let's muddy the waters a little. Again, these are ones that I have dealt with or witnessed.
1. The LGS gun shop donates a Ruger 10/22, at cost, for a free raffle to be held at the local church. The LGS normally sells that particular 10/22 for $299.99, but they only charged the church the "dealer cost" of $252. A church member wins it. The winner has to complete a 4473, but hasn't paid for anything. The church paid for the 10/22, with a check made out from the account of "First Baptist Church of Pataskala". Who is the purchaser? If you say it's the church, and they have to fill out the 4473, then WHO at the church fills it out?
2. Two buddies walk into the LGS. Guy sees a firearm that he has wanted for a long time. He doesn't have enough cash on him to purchase the firearm, and the shop charges an extra fee for credit card transactions. His buddy loans him the cash to purchase the firearm, with the understanding that he will be paid back as soon as feasible. Who is the purchaser?
3. Two buddies walk into the LGS. Guy sees a firearm that he has wanted for a long time. He doesn't have enough cash on him to purchase the firearm. His buddy has an AmEx, uses it whenever he can because he earns points. Tells his buddy he'll put the firearm on his AmEx, and his buddy can pay the card. Who is the purchaser; the guy whose name is on the card, or the guy that paid the bill?
But , to answer your #1 question, the transferee is the buyer of the firearm.
2. The buddy. Straw sale. I'm not toeing that line as an FFL, risking my business over an overzealous ATF agent.
3. Straw Sale.