Category Archives: Class III

It’s time to comment on ATF’s disastrous proposed rulemaking

Posted on December 4, 2013 by John Pierce

For those of you who are not familiar with the issue, the ATF is proposing to modify the regulations governing NFA applications for trusts, corporations, and other non-individual legal entities. If you are not a NFA collector, you might be tempted to ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse of Discretion, Abuse of Power, Administrative Regulations, BATFE, Class III, Due Process, NFA, Regulatory Rulemaking | 1 Comment

The devil is in the details with proposed NFA trust changes

Posted on September 18, 2013 by John Pierce

As of last Monday’s Federal Register, we now have the full text of the proposed regulatory changes that the Obama Administration is pushing to close what they are calling the ‘trust loophole’ and it is far worse than I had initially feared. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse of Discretion, Abuse of Power, Administrative Regulations, BATFE, Class III, Democrats, Gun Control, NFA, Regulatory Rulemaking | 2 Comments

Proposed ATF rule change on NFA transfers

Posted on March 22, 2013 by John Pierce

Current ATF regulations require individual applicants to get sign-off from their local chief law-enforcment officer (CLEO).  This is known colloquially as the ‘CLEO Sign-off.’ In many jurisdictions, the CLEO will not sign the form and this acts as an effective … Continue reading →

Posted in BATFE, Class III, NFA | 5 Comments