The NRA foundation is having the 13th Annual National Firearms Law Seminar in Charlotte NC Friday may 14, 2010.
The Topics to be covered are
A California Gun and & Trust Lawyer, (not currently a NFA Gun Trust Lawyer®) has written an interesting article on creating language in your trust to specifically permit the trust funds to be used for firearms education and training along with the typical K-12, college, or post-graduate study that most trusts would allow for. After all it was George Washington who said that “firearms deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
David R. Duringer, a firearms trainer, and attorney licensed in CA and WA goes on to state:
Such training can provide your children with the comfort of skill at arms so they can protect themselves and their own children, and furthermore, passes on American values necessary to preserve political independence of families in our society. Other benefits of such training can include increased personal responsibility and lower juvenile delinquency rates.
In a recent decision (US v. Miller), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals suggested transferring firearms into a trust to resolve an issue involving firearms that were confiscated. The owner of the firearms was not legally able to be in possession and the government was not able to return his firearms because of the felony conviction. In this case, the government failed to institute a forfeiture within the 120 days permitted under 18 U.S.C.924(d)(1).
If the guns were owned in a Firearms Trust prior to the problems, there would be no problem in returning them to the Trust as long as the Trustees were changed to exclude the felon before the return of the firearms.
“GUNPAL, Inc. is a transaction-neutral online payments platform with a philanthropic spirit,” announces Founder/CEO Ben Cannon. “It is also the first serious competitor for PayPal Inc.”
A percentage of each transaction is donated to a selected charity at no additional cost to the user. The initial list of organizations includes the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, and the Supercomputing Disease Research Center. Users can also suggest charities for consideration.
An avid supporter of constitutional rights, Cannon created a discrimination-free online payments application, starting with the recognition of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
This weekend I was up in Tennessee for a 2A rally that was sponsored by Barrett firearms. Apparently Mayor Bloomberg has come to Tennessee to declare that acts that are legal in Tennessee and most states are illegal because they end making it easier for New Yorkers to get guns.
There were lots of TV reporters and state officials. I did find it odd, that none of the TV stations covered the 2A aspect and only focused on the New York issue.
While up there I got to see a 50 Cal silencer and took a picture of it next to a 22 silencer for perspective. You would not believe how big the 50 Cal silencer is. I would guess that it was 7-10 lbs.
I just received an email from Wayne LaPierre asking that I let our readers know about a Free Membership in the NRA that they are offering.
This free introductory NRA membership comes with a subscription to our bi-weekly e-newsletter, The NRA Freedom Times, valuable member discounts and free admission to NRA’s Annual Show which features over five acres of guns, gear and outfitter displays all for free.
If you know any non NRA members have them sign up for a free membership so that we can all work together to protect our rights.
Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton Joined “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” which was founded and funded by the anti-gun Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The name of the organization is very misleading as the NRA calls the organization a front group to lobby Congress to oppose important pro-gun reforms and support new federal gun control restrictions.
Please email or write Mayor Peyton and ask him to support law-abiding gun owners by publicly disassociating himself with Michael Bloomberg and “Mayors Against Illegal Guns”.
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NFA firearms and Constructive Possession. Some said it would never happen, but it seem that just recently Jesus Amador was arrested for possession / Constructive possession of an SBR.
Florida law does not allow individuals to possess the pieces to readily build an SBR, SBS, or Machine Gun unless permitted to do so under Federal law. While he may have been enticed by the police to take an action that he would not have taken, he eventually showed up to unknowingly sell the items to a police officer. Upon doing so 7 police officers at gun point slammed him to the ground and arrested him (as reported by Joshua Prince on his gun blog and by Mr Amador on Florida Gun Trader)
While some may say that this is a possession issue and not constructive possession, the fact is that constructive or actual possession are only ways to prove possession and as such there may be little significance between the two.
There is a new site with information on many firearms related websites Firearmssites.com. If you get a chance, take a look at our page under the federal firearms law section and if you like what we are doing let others know by give us a rating with or without comments.
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