Americans will acquire and inherit hundreds of millions of firearms.
Arsenal Attorneys can help.
Our estate planning for firearms has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and we have taught this area of law for leading professional organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Financial Planners' Association. We have served thousands of clients across America. We are particularly renowned for our proprietary Arsenal Gun Trust™ solution.
Arsenal Gun Trust
An Arsenal Gun Trust™ is a highly specialized trust designed by Arsenal Attorneys™ for firearms ownership, possession, and estate planning. It prioritizes the following goals:
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- Firearms Safety
- Compliance with the Law
- Wealth Preservation
- Privacy
- Contingency Planning
For NFA and Ordinary Firearms
The Arsenal Gun Trust™ is designed for all legal firearms, including firearms regulated by the National Firearms Act ("NFA"), where applicable. NFA firearms include suppressors/silencers, short barrel rifles (SBR) and shotguns, and full auto. Our design helps clients avoid the need for the fingerprints and photographs of other people appointed to their trusts (see ATF Form 5320.23 or the 'Form 23'). Depending on the clients state law, their Arsenal Gun Trust™ may continue beyond their lifetime so their trusts effectively 'grandfather' future generations. Thus, the same trust and NFA registrations (i.e. tax stamps), would continue--without the need for new taxes, fingerprints, or photographs. For NFA and ordinary firearms, the Arsenal Gun Trust provide crucial guidance to help successors and beneficiaries obey the law, including the need to transfer firearms properly and safely. Further, our design includes important contingency plans to handle unexpected circumstances or situations in which a successor or beneficiary is ineligible or unsafe to possess firearms.
Did you Know?
Today there are some guns which are legal to own some states, but the same guns would be illegal to inherit from you in those states. How will your loved ones know? Did you know a trust can share possession of some firearms, but not others? Did you know most supposed 'gun trusts' terminate at the end of your life, thereby requiring your beneficiary to obtain a new tax stamp and provide fingerprints and photographs to the federal government. Will you loved ones know the value of your gun collection? Will they know where your guns can be inherited and by whom? The Arsenal Gun Trust™ these and many other questions to help you and your successors stay safe and obey the law.
Do you already have a gun trust?
If you already have a gun trust from our law firm or from elsewhere, we could make a 'restatement' of your trust. A restatement would be a complete revision of your trust using our new Arsenal Gun Trust™ design. As part of the restatement you could make various updates, including an address change or a change to the people in the trust. The restatement of your trust would still be your same trust, so existing tax stamps for NFA firearms would remain valid.
Our Process
To begin the process to set-up your Arsenal Gun Trust™, please enter your information using our online questionnaire. During that process we will provide you details of our services and fees. You will have the opportunity to receive guidance from one of our attorneys in a private consultation. At any time you may contact our office with questions.
Recent Testimonial
"I have received my E-Mail packet and would like to thank you and your staff for providing such an excellent product. This Trust is everything and more than I expected. You and your firm have certainly lived up to all the great reviews and comments on numerous NFA related forums. Again, Thank You for the great product. Looking forward to receiving my notary ready product so I may complete my first NFA purchase."
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