Joshua Prince alerted me to a
blog post on a developing situation he ran across on
Subguns where an individual used Quicken to attempt to create a trust for NFA purposes. Unfortunately the BATFE has now decided that his Quicken trust was invalid and is seeking to seize his MAC-11 and Silencer. He could also be subject to a prison sentence of 10 years and $250,000 in fines.
This is a very unfortunate situation that could cost the individual severely. Its important to remember that just because the ATF approves your transfer, it does not mean that you are legally in possession. This is the second situation involving invalid trusts and the ATF that we have seen this month. It looks like the ATF is beginning to look more closely at the trust documents they are receiving.
If you created a trust for NFA purchases in Quicken, Legal Zoom, or used another generic trust that was not reviewed before buy a lawyer before submitting it to the BATFE, you should contact a
NFA trust attorney to review your trust for validity. If you need help finding a local
NFA Trust Lawyer we can help. We work with attorneys in more than 40 states including
Florida Gun Trust Lawyer®s and
South Carolina NFA lawyers to help review and create valid NFA trusts.
Note: At this time the link to the subguns has been taken down because of questions. We believe this posting is authentic based upon correspondence with the individual but will update this post as the situation and our agreement with the individual (if any) allows.
Note: We have verified that the claims by the individual are true and they have been resolved by a Gun Trust Lawyer® (see the May 26th posting for more details).
While in most states, it is illegal to hunt with a Silencer, in the following states it is legal to hunt with a silencer. Remember these laws change frequently, so please verify this with your state prior to hunting with a silencer.
There are several type of Class 3 items that are restricted by the National Firearms Act.
