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“John represented me at my hearing in Fairfax County Circuit Court for my Petition for Restoration of Firearms Rights. My case was a bit complex and it incorporated some new legislation that John was very educated on. The legislation was so new that the Commonwealth’s Attorney and the Judge did not have any knowledge of it. John’s actions in the courtroom to bring the new legislation to the attention of the court were astonishing and brilliant; even bringing a smile to the Judge and pat on the back from a fellow attorney after the hearing.
John’s flat rate pricing for representation is amazingly affordable. He is true to his word, communicates through out the entire process and works diligently to represent you. I highly recommend John Pierce.” - Shawn
Outstanding Service
“I contacted John via email regarding trust and estate work that I needed and questions that I had. He called me that same day, walked me through the process, took adequate time and was very patient in responding to my questions. He is very down to earth and professional. I was astounded as I found he was on travel, yet he took the time to personally contact me. He was very responsive in following up with the documents that I needed. I am extremely pleased and appreciative of the time he took with me and his outstanding level of service. I've worked with a number of attorneys in my profession and John exceeds the standards that I am accustomed to. I highly recommend him.” - Ron
Category Archives: NFA Trusts
Selling an NFA Item as Executor of an Estate
The vast majority of my clients own their NFA items in an NFA Trust so that they get the dual benefits of sharing the items while they are alive and probate-avoidance when they pass away. However, I occasionally get a … Continue reading
Posted in ATF, BATFE, Estate Planning, Federal Law, Form 4, Form 5, Inheriting Firearms, NFA Transfers, NFA Trusts, Private Sales, Tax Stamp
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Who is my CLEO?
Prior to the implementation of 41F, trust applicants were not subject to the Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) sign-off that was required of individual applicants. As part of 41F, this requirement was changed from an affirmative ‘sign-off’ to a mere ‘notification’. … Continue reading
Posted in 41F, ATF, CLEO Notification, Form 1, Form 23, Form 4, NFA Trusts
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The complete guide to the new Form 4
You swore that you would not be buying any more NFA items after 41F went into effect. But now they have that great new suppressor down at the gun store and you have been hearing people talk about how the … Continue reading
Posted in 41F, 41P, BATFE, CLEO Notification, Fingerprinting, Form 23, Form 4, NFA Transfers, NFA Trusts
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The complete guide to the new Form 1
It’s time to submit a new Form 1 but July 13th has come and gone, 41F is fully in effect, and eForms, despite its tendency to crash every 15 minutes, is now nothing more than a cherished but fading memory. … Continue reading
Posted in 41F, 41P, ATF, BATFE, CLEO Notification, Form 1, Form 23, NFA Trusts, Responsible Persons
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Reducing your trust’s ‘responsible persons’ after 41F
“What can I do to my trust to reduce the number of people who need to be fingerprinted and photographed?” Now that 41F is actually in effect, I am getting dozens of emails with some version of this question. The good … Continue reading
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Who is a ‘responsible person’ under 41F?
“Just who are these ‘responsible persons’ the ATF keeps talking about?” This is the key question that NFA Trust attorneys have been talking about since the final version of 41F was released earlier this year. After all, we need to … Continue reading
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The industry is moving quickly to minimize the impact of 41F
The only thing more powerful than a giant bureaucracy is the inventiveness of free enterprise. Therefore, it is no surprise that the firearms industry is already hard at work minimizing the impacts of 41F on the use of NFA trusts. … Continue reading
Posted in 41F, 41P, Administrative Law, ATF, BATFE, CLEO Notification, FFL Issues, Form 1, Form 23, Form 4, NFA Trusts
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Filing last minute paper Form 1’s
We have finally arrived at the final day to submit Form 1 and Form 4 applications and have them processed under the pre-41F rules. As anticipated and feared, the eForms system has been flaky and unavailable for the last several … Continue reading