Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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Big news earlier this year was the Rare Breed settlement with the ATF that allowed the sale of their Forced Reset Triggers (FRTs) without limitations by the NFA. The ATF has been busy implementing that settlement and processing the requests for returns of confiscated FRTs. (Surprise, Surprise; the ATF cannot locate the confiscated FRTs and Read More …
This past Independence Day President Trump signed into law his Big Beautiful Bill™. What better way to celebrate our independence from the overbearing mother land than with a brand new 940-page law? National Firearms Act Rollercoaster The new law affects the NFA, and what exactly would be done has been a rollercoaster. The House version originally Read More …
ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule (ATF 2021R-08F) has been out for a month now, and this has given me time to read the rule, digest the contents, ask questions, and determine a best path forward. Based on my best understanding, I offer the following to my clients. Paper Beats Electronic The ATF makes clear it desires Read More …
Clients commonly ask, “what are the chief benefits of a Gun Trust today.” With recent changes in NFA law requiring all purchasers to submit fingerprints and other documentation for a background check, the benefits are not as immediate as they used to be. However the longterm and most important benefits have remained the same. In a Read More …
Representative Jeff Duncan (R, SC) made news in the gun community early January when he introduced H.R.367 – The Hearing Protection Act. The bill is a reintroduction of the original “Hearing Protection Act” introduced in October of 2015. The Legal Effect So what would the bill do if it becomes law? In short, it would Read More …