Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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In August of 2013 the ATF introduced E-Forms for the NFA. As of right now, this system is only available to trusts and companies because it cannot accommodate fingerprints, photographs, and CLEO certificates. (And as far as I know, there are no plans to expand the current system.) Form 4s submitted via E-Forms have been Read More …
There is a new silencer shop in Charleston, SC. For those of you on the coast this is exciting due to the limited number of gun shops with a class III license. Jeff Ross has opened Carolina Silencer to specialize in the sale of silencers, and he is stream lining the process for the convenience Read More …
Clients often intend to file a Form 1 and manufacture a Short Barreled Rifle from what is a pistol. Once the Form 1 is approved, the manufacturing bit is easy. Just add a stock. However, what is more difficult is figuring out what to engrave and where. The what, name of manufacturer and location, is Read More …
One can hope, and at least one South Carolina shop informed me they had a Form 4 returned in two months! But unfortunately the average response time for Form 4’s appears to be increasing. Many Form 4’s have been pending for over six months, and normal wait is in the vicinity of nine months. It Read More …
South Carolinians have long enjoyed hunting with suppressors, but many states prohibit this same activity. South Carolina’s sister state, North Carolina, was one such state until very recently. A comprehensive firearm law was recently signed into law, and among other things, the new law removes state restrictions on hunting with a silencer in North Carolina. Read More …