Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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The Current Situation Clients have noticed the availability of suppressors is limited, but short supply was expected as ATF 41F implementation approached. I expect in stock suppressors to further dwindle in the remaining two months before ATF 41F takes affect. Limited supply is a temporary issue caused by customers beating the ‘ATF 41F deadline’. This is further exacerbated by the bottleneck of Read More …
As most of my readers know, ATF 41F is a new rule that will make it more difficult for trusts to buy NFA firearms starting in July. Practically all of my clients are working to get ahead of the rule change and acquire firearms while it is still convenient. Many of my clients have asked Read More …
The ATF’s new “Responsible Person” Form, Form 23, has been released in draft. Currently a copy can be found here. While generally giving us additional insight into the new application process coming in July, the Form 23 also clarifies a couple of earlier questions raised by ATF 41F. Specifically, the need to send fingerprints to Read More …
Those of you who followed ATF 41F from the time it was ATF 41P know about the two year window. Generally, this is a provision that allows the applicant to certify there has been no change in the entity since a prior approval in lieu of submitting required documents. But what does this really mean? The Read More …
ATF 41F, the final implementation of ATF 41P, has raised many issues. None of them are more confusing or more important than who is a ‘Responsible Person’. The exact meaning of this term, or more importantly who is included, decides just how much paperwork a trust must submit for a transfer. The Definition For starters, Read More …