Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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Without fail, every client wants to know how long they can expect to wait for their NFA Firearm transfer to be approved. While we all want to take our SBR and suppressor (silencer for some of y’all) home as soon as possible, we know we must wait for the ATF to approve. Wait Times from Read More …
On Monday, October 3rd, the SC Senate held the second of four public hearings on potential gun control legislation. While the hearings are billed as impartial, there were many reasons to wonder if that description is accurate. Several pro-gun groups came to the Monday hearing with people showing up as early as 4:30 PM for the 5:00 Read More …
Recently there has been a large uproar around the internet regarding an ATF “reclassification” of wetted nitrocellulose. In the June 2016 issue of the ATF Explosives Industry Newsletter the ATF included a short paragraph on wetted nitrocellulose. While the ATF dates the release as “June”, it appears the newsletter was likely released in late August. The Read More …
The SC Senate has formed a five senator sub-committee to travel to the state and solicit citizen input on gun control. The effort is being driven by Senator Marlon E. Kimpson and chaired by Senator Gerald Malloy. Both are Democrats from the I-95 belt to coastal SC. The sub-committee is rounded out by three Republicans. Read More …
The SC General Assembly passed H 3799 this year and the same became law in June 2016. By the time of this publication, August 2016, both SC SLED and GA DPS have updated their websites to recognize the changes in H3799. What did H3799 change? This bill explicitly recognizes the concealed weapons permits issued by Read More …