Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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In 1968 Congress opened a thirty (30) day amnesty period where any person possessing an unregistered NFA firearm could register said NFA firearm for free and without liability for any previous violations of the law. During this time hundreds of firearms were registered including many war trophies. The actual law allowed for up to ninety days and Read More …
This post is the second part of a two part series reviewing Mr. Ronald Turk’s ATF White Paper. To learn about the first 7 subjects of the White paper see the previous review. 8. Silencers Silencers are regulated under the complicated NFA, and all sells must be pre-approved by the ATF. This process, due to Read More …
The Washington Post recently published a ‘leaked’ ATF White Paper entitled Options to Reduce or Modify Firearms Regulations. Unfortunately the news organization provides scant documentation on where, or how, they received the paper. The ATF, in a conversation with Washington Post, alleged that the paper is NOT the opinion of the ATF. Rather, the thoughts expressed Read More …
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 …
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 …