Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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Back in January I reported that the Virginia Attorney General was playing politics with concealed carry reciprocity. At that time, the VA AG made it clear he would rescind Virginia’s recognition of 25 States’ CWPs. Unfortunately South Carolina’s CWP was one of those that would not be recognized. As expected, this announcement sent the Republican Read More …
Yesterday the Supreme Court released a per curiam opinion striking down the reasoning of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Caetano v. Massachusetts. To understand the case let us consider the brief facts. Ms. Caetano has a child by an ex-boyfriend and the ex-boyfriend has become violent. She gets a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Read More …
The new requirements under ATF-41F changes the old CLEO certification to a CLEO notification, and extends this to trusts and other entities. So what will happen with that notification? In theory, the CLEO will be under no requirement to investigate the trust or “responsible person.” But they can alert the ATF to a legal prohibition against Read More …
The Attorney General of Virginia recently announced that Virginia would revoke reciprocity agreements and refuse recognition of CWPs issued by other states. The changes affect CWP holders from 25 states and is effective February of 2016. While politically motivated, the Attorney General justified the action citing differing qualifications to receive a CWP in Virginia and Read More …
A minor is anyone under the age of 18 in South Carolina, and there are specific restrictions on ownership and possession of firearms by minors. As gun owners, we want to teach our children how to responsibly use firearms, and many children can be trusted with firearms long before reaching adulthood. However, we must also be Read More …