Alleged buyer of guns used in San Bernardino shooting may face several charges

[Straw Man]

6. Straw purchases can be hard to prove, yes.

I don't know how they could possibly make anything stick.

There may be some evidence of which I am not currently aware, but based on what I've seen, they have nothing with which to charge this guy.

Would his multiple confessions help? Marquez has been singing like a bird to anyone who will listen, starting with a 911 call shortly after the shootings:

After the attack, Marquez called 911 and said, "My neighbor ... did the San Bernardino shooting," according to the FBI affidavit. After clarifying that his neighbor was the shooter, Marquez added: "The f------ a------ used my gun in the shooting."

The 911 operator asked how Marquez knew it was his gun, and he responded: "They can trace all the guns back to me."

Marquez told the operator that he gave Farook his gun for "safe storage" because he couldn't have it around his brothers.

--http://www.businessinsider.com/enrique-marquez-jr-911-call-for-san-bernardino-shooting-2015-12

At the very least, that's an illegal transfer under California law, which requires a background check by an FFL for any transfer of a firearm. At the worst, it's a bullshit story created to cover a straw purchase, which is a Federal offense.

I wouldn't want to be this guy's lawyer.