This Virginia politician is encouraging people to gift guns for the holidays

I like the Idea. I wonder about the legality of gifting guns in relation to current background check laws.
TSgt David L., PVT Mark Zehner
SGT James Murphy, CPT Jack Durish,
PO3 Bob McCord, SSgt Boyd Herrst,
SGT Carl Blas, COL Mikel J. Burroughs,
SPC Gary Welch, SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler, Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman, SGT Gregory Lawritson,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi, PO1 John Johnson,
MSgt David Hoffman, SSG Michael Noll,
SPC Nancy Greene, SSgt Terry P.