Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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The selling of NFA firearms are regulated at two levels. Dealers in NFA firearms are held to a slightly higher standard than a mere private owner transferring his firearms privately. It is true that both must register the sale of the firearm with the ATF, but the private owner is not subject to federal age requirements for Read More …
I am commonly asked if a clients pre-existing business entity or family trust can be used to acquire NFA firearms rather than establishing a separate trust specifically for this purpose. Yes of course the entity can be used to acquire NFA firearms, but that doesn’t make it a good idea. A purpose specific NFA Trust Read More …
Anyone who can legally own a firearm can make a NFA firearm if they file the proper paperwork. (The exception are machine guns, which cannot be legally made for civilian use.) The paperwork is a Form 1 to make and register a firearm. Who would want to make a NFA firearm? Anyone who wishes to Read More …
When making a short-barreled rifle via a Form 1, you must specify the minimum length of the barrel and of the rifle. Once the form is filed, this length is difficult to amend, and can be downright impossible once the rifle has been transferred to a new owner. Thus it is critical to get this Read More …
When travelling in state with a NFA firearm you are subject to the normal laws regarding firearms in your state. In South Carolina for instance, the firearm, if a handgun, cannot be concealed without a concealed weapons permit, and firearms may not be carried openly in public. These laws are subject to change by the Read More …