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The best way to do this is to complete form 1 using your primary caliber and then send ATF a letter after the fact stating the additional calibers/lengths that will be used on the lower. They will approve the letter and return it. ATF has given guidance about this issue and indicated...

In my understanding, they are NOT even trying to repair e-form 4, but instead have turned their attention to e-forms 2.0 which is a complete retool of the entire e-forms system. Form 4 will be included in the new roll out. We're lucky if we see it in 2015 in my opinion.

No dealer, just form 4 plus $200 Here's a sample of the form 4 from an individual to trust

That's partially correct. You are referring to ATF 41p. It is a PROPOSED RULE at this point - not a valid, enforceable rule (law). There is no "vote" - that's not how it works. I will try to keep this as brief and simple as possible so as to not bore you with the intricacies of...

This logic is right on. Oddly, a car salesman once told me "don't skimp when buying your vehicle, buy what you really want, otherwise you will think about it and regret that decision every single day when you drive to work." Who knew that a car salesman could ever say something so wise? Same...

That is fine and done all of the time so that the person can have the benefits of a trust - shared usage, ability to pass on the firearms for multiple generations without ATF or gov intrusion, protection against gov bans, etc. And yes, transferring an individually owned NFA firearm into a...

Why? What is their reasoning? What state are you in? The only valid reason for that is if there is some state law which makes it impossible or very burdensome, which there some of those out there. For example, in some states, all firearms must be registered to a specific person...

Why? There is NO benefit to individual ownership over a trust, except for the initial cost of setting up a trust.

The "attorney versus gun shop" debate is alive and well. For the record, I am an attorney and draft several hundred gun trusts per year. I am a big fan of knowledgeable attorneys drafting trusts, but that route may not be necessary for everyone. If all you want is a cheap and easy way to...

I know Greg Herman-Giddens is in NC and drafts a really good. I don't think he is terribly cheap though. That's the only one I know in NC. Quite a few people have no asked me for names of attorneys I recommend in different states and I am happy to help out and give names. I don't know...

As far as trusts not being state specific, that is not exactly true. It IS true that trust law is very similar in most states, but that doesn't mean that it is identical. The real issue though isn't normally the trust law side of things (though it can be), it is the gun law side of things...

Yes you can absolutely do that, generally speaking. I do that exact thing in ALL of my gun trusts - all of the clients, guns, ammunition, and firearm accessories are transferred into the trust. Some states have some laws that make this difficult or complicated though...for example, states that...

I got three e-form 4s back a few weeks ago. One took 4.5 months, the other two took 5 weeks. I think the second two went so fast because they got "pulled forward" when the ATF went to process the older e-form 4. Lucky me.

You don't have to be a lawyer to create your own trust, but you DO have to be a lawyer to create someone else's trust - that is the practice of law in all 50 states. Or 53 states if you ask Obama. That said, creating a simple trust is not difficult, but creating a GOOD trust is. If you only...

I know Jim Willi - he's a good gun trust attorney. I'd recommend him for all Texas folks looking for an attorney created trust. And so you know, I am a gun trust attorney and have drafted hundreds of gun trusts this year alone. Jim is a good guy and knows his stuff. I hate to say it, but I...