Unless the 'trusted person' is an immediate family member this is illegal in california as of last year http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/displayCodeAndBi

Unless the 'trusted person' is an immediate family member this is illegal in california as of last year http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/displayCodeAndBill.xhtml?sectionNum=27880.&billVersionSectionId=3820100&lawCode=PEN http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/displayCodeAndBill.x... I don't know about other states but it's likely any that require background checks for private transfers ("closing the gunshow loophole") would make this behavior illegal.