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How to Explain a Gun Trust to Family or Friends who are not Pro Firearms Rights

Recently my wife was in New York visiting some family when they attempted to convince her that I, her husband, was helping criminals avoid background checks and arming them with machine guns, assault weapons, and other “illegal” firearms.  Additionally, the opined that my NFA Gun Trust Lawyer® website was a radical Gun…

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Ohio’s Pro-Gun Attitude and Enactment of the Castle Doctrine

Recent amendments to the Ohio Concealed Carry laws exemplify an increasingly pro-gun sentiment in the state.  In particular, the legislature enacted Senate Bill 184 as an amendment to Ohio’s Concealed Carry law, more commonly referred to as the Castle Doctrine, into law on June 10, 2008.  By passing the bill…

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NYC Lawsuit Against America’s Firearms Manufacturers Denied By U.S. Supreme Court

On Monday, March 9, the U.S. Supreme Court denied consideration of New York City and Washington, D.C. lawsuits, New York v. Beretta and Lawson v. Beretta. The suits were trying to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for the acts of criminals. The Supreme Court ‘s order leaves standing a pair…

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South Carolina law relating to Title II firearms, Class 3 tax stamps, and the NFA

Under the South Carolina Code Section 16-23-220, it is unlawful to possess most Title II weapons.  These weapons are listed in South Carolina Code Section 16-23-210, and include machine guns, sawed off shotguns, and sawed off rifles.  However, a person may possess these Title II weapons if he or she…

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Florida Can’t Keep Up With Concealed-Carry Requests

Florida is buried under a backlog of 95,000 applications for concealed-carry permits, and it needs to hire a lot more people to handle the paperwork, reports the Miami Herald. Floridians in record numbers want to carry concealed firearms, a trend linked to a surge in crime, economic anxiety and fears…

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Wyoming changes who’s concealed firearms permits they will honor

The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office recently completed examination of the other 49 states statutes for the purpose of honoring concealed firearms permits issued by another state, or reciprocity. Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-8-401(a)(iii), Wyoming will recognize a permit from another state that “has laws similar to the provisions…

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