Category Archives: Machine Guns

Understanding 41P / 41F

Posted on January 5, 2016 by John Pierce

The other shoe has finally dropped … As many have been predicting since the action date was moved to January last month, yesterday the Attorney General signed a final version of 41P (now known as 41F). The final rule, which … Continue reading →

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What’s going on with 41p now?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by John Pierce

UPDATE:  The final rule has been released ————————————————— Since the comment period for 41p ended on December 9th, 2013, we have been waiting to see how the ATF would respond to the record breaking number of comments they received, which … Continue reading →

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Who can ask to see my tax stamp?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by John Pierce

I tell all of my clients to keep a copy of both their approved tax stamps and their NFA trust on them at all times they are in possession of their NFA items.   But if you follow that advice … Continue reading →

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What happens when the trustee that registered a machine gun in Virginia dies?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by John Pierce

Following last week’s series of updates concerning whether or not a machine gun may be registered to a trust in Virginia, a client asked me a question that I did not have an immediate answer for. “Since the Virginia State … Continue reading →

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The VSP has clarified the machine gun registration issue

Posted on February 11, 2014 by John Pierce

Last week I wrote about a recent Attorney General’s opinion which stated that machine guns could not be registered to trusts in Virginia. At the end of that article, I noted that I was waiting for a callback from both the Virginia … Continue reading →

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