In Maryland, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Ronnie Candelario to 41 months in prison for pleadings guilty to the possession of an unregistered fuel filter silencer. Following his release from prison, the Court sentenced Candelario to three years of supervised release. Many readers might be wondering what exactly a fuel…
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ATF Arrests man For Selling Muzzle Brakes on Ebay
We often get questions regarding muzzle brakes and some of the kit suppressors that can be found on eBay and Facebook. Our advice is to buy a real suppressor and not fool around with these “kits”. When ATF arrests individuals for selling these items, they often obtain the shipping and…
Gun Trusts post 41F ATF instructions and CLEO instructions
We have updated the forms on the website and instructions for completing a Form 1 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form1 Form 4 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form4 Form 5 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form5 Form 23 see https://www.GunTrustLawyer.com/form23 These are the forms to use after July 12th, Form 1, Form 4, Form 5, Form 23 ALL APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED AFTER…
Gun Trusts: Engraving Requirements and believing what you read on the Internet
This weekend, I was shocked to read an article on Facebook that was from a popular gun website that instructed people that they did not have to engrave a firearms that they “made” using a Form 1 unless they were going to sell the firearm. This author claims to have…
41F Published: Some Gun Trusts will have problems
41F was published today in the Federal Register. Here is a Link to 41F as filed which is similar to the draft that has been circulating. Our Gun Trusts are fully 41P compliant and ready. If you have a gun trust from a Gun Trust Lawyer® (with our copyright information…
Gun Trusts and ATF-41P update
Recently the ATF updated their final action date from December 2015 to January 2016. For a complete list of articles and issues on ATF-41P see our 41P update page. The most significant comments are listed on the 41P page link above. What does the update mean? We believe that ATF…
ATF Claims Soda-launching “Can Cannon” is an SBS or AOW when used
Many of our Gun Trust Clients have purchased a Can Cannon. Previously the use of a Can Cannon was not regulated by the NFA, but recently the ATF determined that the use of the Can Cannon in conjunction with a receiver or a pistol creates an item regulated by the…
ATF Moves date of 41P to December 2015
ATF continues to let the date slide on a decision of when and how to implement 41P. DOJ/ATF RIN: 1140-AA43 Publication ID: Spring 2015 Title: Machine Guns, Destructive Devices and Certain Other Firearms; Background Checks for Responsible Persons of a Corporation, Trust, or Other Legal Entity With Respect to Making…
Can an 18 year old build an SBR, SBS, or other NFA firearm?
We are often asked if you have to be 21 to build an SBR or Suppressor. If you are manufacturing a firearm under the NFA using an ATF Form 5320.1 you only need to be 18 under federal law. Likewise, if you are purchasing a firearm using an ATF Form…
ATF Confirms No Implementation for 41P for quite some time
In the April 27th issue of Bullet Points, the NSSF wrote the following update NO IMPLEMENTATION YET SEEN FOR NOTICE 41P AS FINAL RULE . . . NSSF has confirmed with ATF that the bureau is unlikely to publish Notice 41P (NFA Trusts) as a Final Rule for quite some…