Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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The 2018 lawsuit challenging the ATF’s reclassification of bump stocks from plastic accessories to machine guns has finally made its way to a Supreme Court decision. While some laws may take over a century to be struck down, this one only took six years. Practically lightening speed! And yes, you read that right. The ATF’s Read More …
Listen to Robert’s recent appearance on WORD radio discussing Red Flag Laws, Gun Trusts, Virginia, and other items of interest to gun owners.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders; Gun Violence Restraining Orders; Risk Protection Orders; Risk Warrants; Procedures for the Seizure and Retention of a Firearm. These various names, some descriptive, some cryptic, are all referring to the general idea more commonly know as Red Flag Laws. Red Flag Laws are a hot topic among progressive media, Democrats, and Read More …
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 …