I saw this several years ago at the SHOT Show and it looked very interesting. It looks like Defiance setup manufacturing in the US to be able to sell the silencer in the United States. Nyon, Switzerland (July 2012) – DEFIANCE®, a manufacturer of optimized accessories for operators and professionals,…
We often get asked if one should put all of their firearms in a Gun Trust or not? Like most legal questions the answer is usually “it depends”. All of our Gun Trusts are designed to hold all of your firearms and any real gun trust should be designed for…
We often get requests for referrals and while we keep the information on our clients confidential we recently had a client send us and email which they gave us permission to publish. Andrew originally purchase a trust from a local attorney because of a recommendation based upon price and it…
Closing arguments are about to happen for a trial of three men in Alaska. Schaeffer Cox and two others are charged with, among other crimes, possessing and making an unregistered silencer and possessing an unregistered machine gun. Defense attorneys will argue Wednesday that their clients acted in self-defense as they…
Many Lawyers are asking about Gun Trust CLE, I have been working with the Texas Bar on their Firearms Law Seminar. We will be providing some information on Gun Trusts which will be available soon. Attached is the seminar brochure. If you are in Texas they will be covering many…
Think the ATF or BATFE ignores possession and transfer of firearms, think again. Today the ATF announced that it arrested and charged 15 individuals who face between 10 and 70 years for many firearms related crimes including the unlawful manufacture of firearms and possession of an unregistered firearm. 11 of…
There are several type of Class 3 items that are restricted by the National Firearms Act. Each state can impose additional restrictions on the sale, purchase, and transfer of class 3 firearms in addition to the compliance that is required with the national Firearms Act. Michigan has several laws dealing…
We get many questions about filling out ATF forms with trusts. Here is a summary of the common forms that need to be filled out along with instructions on how to fill them out properly. While most trusts do not have EIN numbers, the proper way of filling out the…
Reuters is reporting that the U.S would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales. The U.S. State Department released a statement that overturns the position of former President George W. Bush’s administration which opposed such a treaty. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States would…
We often get questions dealing with the purchase of silencers in other states. You or a co-trustee must be a resident of the state in which you want to purchase the silencer. For example if you are a resident of a state that does not permit the ownership of silencers…