Carteach0, a blog of shooting topics, has an article on Guns and Ammo as a hedge against inflation. While Guns and Ammo have increased in value significantly over the past year, the prices of Machine Guns have gone crazy. Many Machine Guns have doubled or tripled in value over the…
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Governor Charlie Crist Vetoed Concealed Weapons Trust Fund Raid
This morning, Governor Charlie Crist used his veto pen to veto the $6 Million raid on the Concealed Weapons and Firearms Licensing Trust Fund sweep put in the budget by the legislature. Governor Crist deserves our profound appreciation for his veto. The legislature intended to take $6 million from the…
Sotomayor and the 2nd Amendment
Jeff Soyer of the Alphecca Blog has an article on the anti 2A efforts of the recent Supreme Court nomination where he quotes the Second Amendment Foundation. The nomination of Second Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court is a slap…
BATFE and Seizure From Invalid NFA Trust
Last week there was an issue where an individual was contacted by the ATF in an effort to seize his Title II firearms because of an irregularity with his Trust. A Gun Trust Lawyer® reviewed, amended, and restated the trust in question, creating a valid and enforceable trust that deals…
BATFE seeks to seize NFA firearms from an Invalid Quicken Trust
Joshua Prince alerted me to a blog post on a developing situation he ran across on Subguns where an individual used Quicken to attempt to create a trust for NFA purposes. Unfortunately the BATFE has now decided that his Quicken trust was invalid and is seeking to seize his MAC-11…
Vermont NFA Firearms Lawyer
We now have a relationship with NFA Firearms and Estate Planning Attorney in Vermont and can help clients form Gun Trusts all over Vermont including Burlington, Rutland, Barre Montpelier, St. Albans, Winooski, Newport, Vergennes and other cities in Vermont. A Vermont NFA Gun trust is a great way to purchase,…
Florida Legislators Attempt to Raid CCW Trust Fund
The Florida Legislature is attempting to raid the concealed weapons and firearms licensing trust fund. This will effect resident and non-resident CCW license holders! the NRA is asking that you contact Governor Charlie Christ by phone, fax or email to ask him to veto Conference Report SB-2600. Section 59 is…
SAF, CALGUNS FOUNDATION CHALLENGES CALIFORNIA HANDGUN BAN SCHEME
ELLEVUE, WA and REDWOOD CITY, CA – The Second Amendment Foundation, The Calguns Foundation and three California residents today filed a lawsuit seeking to vindicate the right to bear arms against arbitrary state infringement. Nearly all states allow qualified law-abiding citizens to carry guns for self-defense, but a few states…
Possession of SBR by Photographer or Marketing Company
Recently I was contacted by a photographer who was hired to do product shots for a manufacture of short barreled rifles. They wanted to ship the firearms to the photographer so that he could photograph them in his studio. The photographer was concerned about violating the NFA. Although dealers and…
Can a Felon Possess a Firearm in Florida?
At first glance, Florida has a funny quirk with the way firearms are defined that allows a Felon to possess certain firearms that are not defined as firearms under Florida law. Upon further investigation, the federal law also exempts antique firearms from the definition of a firearm. I was recently…