Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
Trust Your Guns: A firearms, business, and ITAR knowledgeable law practice
In the NFA world, the ATF is notorious for poor record keeping. With the advent of computers and databases one would expect these problems to be under control. Unfortunately this is not the case and the ATF continues to lose NFA firearm registration forms. The effect can range from merely a nuisance to devastating depending Read More …
Lately the NFA world has been abuzz about potential changes to ATF regulations. Unlike laws, regulations are created not by Congress but by the agency in charge of administering the law. In this case those agencies are the BATFE (or ATF) and the Department of Justice. The President’s push for new gun control laws has Read More …
Many times I am asked about how a trust (or the settlor) can change an AR-15 rifle into a legal Short-Barreled Rifle (SBR). The process is easy, albeit long and exact. If your Trust wishes to manufacture a NFA firearm rather than purchase one, it will need to file a Form 1. The Form 1 must Read More …
Yesterday the New York Times ran an article on “Gun Trusts.” As can be imagined, the newspaper described the use of trusts as a ‘legal loophole’ for buying restricted firearms, and attempted to create a ‘need’ to react. Nothing could be further from the truth. Items purchased by a trust are still registered, and the Read More …
NFA dealers in the Upstate of South Carolina are reporting a current Form 4 processing time of 5 to 6 months. While this time is a bit absurd for a two page form (four pages if you count the instructions), the ATF has taken steps to increase their throughput. The ATF has hired several temporary Read More …