Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
Trust Your Guns: A firearms, business, and ITAR knowledgeable law practice
I am often asked if regular firearms, such as pistols and rifles with barrels longer than 16 inches (here after referred to as “Title I Firearms”), can be placed into a NFA Trust. Any property, including Title I Firearms, can be placed into the trust, but this does not necessarily mean one should place the Read More …
Granted, the ATF is not the most transparent federal agency, but I hear a lot of myths about the ATF from clients and friends. One of the most prevalent goes along the lines of this: “If I buy a NFA firearm I have to waive my fourth amendment right and allow the police to search Read More …
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 …
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 …