On Monday, January 31, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) published the final Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces” rule for public inspection in the federal register. This rule subjects almost all firearms with a stabilizing brace to the registration and taxation requirements of the National Firearms Act. There is…
A Gun Trust should be designed to hold all firearms including those restricted by the NFA including your AR-15s. All of our Gun Trusts are designed for all of your firearms. As an owner of many types of guns, I designed this trust to deal with issues from a revolver,…
Over the past several weeks I have received several inquires regarding evacuation with Machine Guns or other NFA firearms. While I always recommend obtaining Form 20 approvals for all NFA firearms in advance for each state you may travel to in the next year, sometimes this does not happen or…
There are several type of Title II firearms which are sold by FFL dealers with a Class 3 SOT license. These items are restricted by the National Firearms Act as well as Iowa state law. Each state can impose additional restrictions on the sale, purchase, and transfer of NFA firearms…
In Maryland, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Ronnie Candelario to 41 months in prison for pleadings guilty to the possession of an unregistered fuel filter silencer. Following his release from prison, the Court sentenced Candelario to three years of supervised release. Many readers might be wondering what exactly a fuel…
We often get questions regarding muzzle brakes and some of the kit suppressors that can be found on eBay and Facebook. Our advice is to buy a real suppressor and not fool around with these “kits”. When ATF arrests individuals for selling these items, they often obtain the shipping and…
There are several type of Title II firearms that are restricted by the National Firearms Act. Each state can impose additional restrictions on the sale, purchase, and transfer of Title II firearms by a class 3 SOT in addition to the compliance that is required with the national Firearms Act.…
We have updated the forms on the website and instructions for completing a Form 1 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form1 Form 4 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form4 Form 5 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form5 Form 23 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form23 These are the forms to use after July 12th, Form 1, Form 4, Form 5, Form 23 ALL APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED AFTER…
Looks like eForms is down so no new submissions electronically before the implementation of 41F.
How Does Final Rule 41F Change Current NFA Regulations? The final rule affects the NFA regulations by: • defining the term “responsible person,” as used in reference to a trust, partnership, association, company, or corporation; • requiring responsible persons of such trusts or legal entities to complete ATF form 5320.23,…