What he proposed is the exact correct way to do it if she was a Texas resident. It is even mentioned in the instructions on the 4473.C-dub wrote:Sure sounds like a straw purchase if you do it the way you've described. I don't know what would happen if, on the 4473 form, you selected that the gun was not for you or a gift. I don't know if it would be cleared for you to still make the purchase or not. However, even it is was there's still all the other stuff the others have mentioned to transfer it to you daughter.
The case you cite was handled differently and that article is also incorrect in describing what happened.