Re: selling a suppressor?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jthompson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just got a new can, and am selling my old one to my brother-in-law.I have been told by a couple different guys that I can just add him to my trust, get it noterized and he would be legal to take possession with no wait. Based on Uncle Sam's reputation for never turning down a chance to take another 200 of my dollars & thinking they need to know where my stuff is at, I'm thinking what I have been told is not right. But dose anyone know for sure? </div></div>
Yes, you can add him to the Trust and he can then immediately legally possess any items owned by the Trust, provided he is not a prohibited person and those items are otherwise legal where he lives.
I'll take the contrarian opinion here. If your BIL is someone you basically trust and want to be around in the first place, I don't see a problem with adding him to the Trust.
You don't have to give him the combo to your safe with all of your NFA goods. It's not like it's a power of attorney that gives him access to your home to get your stuff to sell it if he develops a cocaine habit next week. You still have total control over "your" gear even if it's the Trust that legally "owns" it.
If he hijacks a plane or robs a bank, it's not like the ATF is going to come to your house and take your stuff. And in any case, a well-written trust has provisions for what happens if a Trustee suddenly becomes a prohibited person.
If you drop dead, that doesn't mean he automatically inherits the NFA stuff in your safe.
A little paranoia is good, but if your BIL is a good guy, why not append his name to the Trust? The real-world risk is near zero.