They look at a hell of a lot more than that. You can be not prohibited in any sense, and STILL get whacked on a straw. If the money flows in the wrong direction you can get whacked
on a straw.
EG- Bob and Jim are both non-prohibited persons. Bob is out at a dealer somewhere and sees a gun that he know Jim really wants. Bob buys this gun with the intent of selling it to Jim. Bob has just committed a felony. Bob cannot be indemnified from the offense even if he washes the gun through another dealer before it gets sold to Jim. Now, if they can both keep their
f***ing mouths shut, then nobody ever knows who intended what, etc, and the sleeping dogs lie. If something or someone goes full retard, then they could both be on the hook for
felonies... just for "attempting to buy a gun the wrong way".
It's literally that f***ed, look up "Abramski" supreme court case poor decision...
-Mike