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Arsenal Attorneys is a nationwide law practice with offices in Fairfax, Virginia near Washington, DC and in Rocklin, California near Sacramento. We serve large and small clients, often remotely. Depending on the client's location, our services include estate planning, civil litigation, criminal defense, business law, landlord-tenant disputes, real estate, and firearms regulations. Our team of attorneys is licensed to serve clients in over 30 states. Contact us today to discuss your goals.
Last week a US Marine was convicted of illegal possession of a machine gun (see story here). Part of what made the story colorful was the fact the gun allegedly belonged to Saddam Hussein or one of his personal body guards. Also, as a combat veteran, the Marine received some sympathy. After all, there is a long tradition of bringing home a war souvenir–particularly enemy firearms.
Arsenal Attorneys are often asked about such firearms families have inherited as treasured and presumably valuable heirlooms, particularly machine guns brought home after World War Two. Unfortunately, machine guns that were improperly imported and never registered according to the National Firearms Act are illegal. Because such situations were so common, the US government granted an amnesty to allow registration of these illegal firearms to make them legal. That amnesty ended long ago.
Regardless of how one thinks about the National Firearms Act or the recently convicted Marine, there is a lesson for us to consider. What if the Marine’s possession of the machine gun had gone undetected. Regardless if he kept it or sold it, the machine gun could one day be inherited by a person completely unaware of the fact it is a crime to possess such a firearm.
Do you own a firearm which could create problems for you or those who could inherit it? If you own lawfully registered NFA firearms, such as machine guns, silencers, and short barrel rifles and shotguns, do your loved ones understand how to handle them safely and lawfully?
Our services related to our Arsenal Gun Trust helps address these issues. We are particularly concerned with providing your loved ones the guidance they need to comply with the law. We help you create an estate plan even for the worst case scenario–your gun collection is inherited by someone who knows nothing about guns or gun laws. We want to provide them the written instructions they will need to stay out of trouble.
Arsenal Attorneys offers its Arsenal Gun Trust services to clients in North Carolina. You can meet us in August at the Dixie Gun and Knife Show in Charlotte. We offer a version of the Arsenal Gun Trust specifically designed for North Carolina. It is a solution to help you own NFA / Class 3 firearms safely and lawfully plus it’s an estate plan you can use for your entire gun collection.
We only serve gun owners. As always, our services are guided by our desire to protect your security, safety, privacy, and liberty.
The Loudoun County Friends of the NRA continue their amazing series of raffle drawings offering chances to win valuable prizes at $20 per ticket. One of the winners will receive an NFA/Class III package featuring an integrally suppressed Ruger MKIII AND an Arsenal Gun Trust from Arsenal Attorneys.
To learn more about Loudoun County Friends of the NRA and their raffles, visit: http://www.virginiagunraffle.com/.
Arsenal Attorneys is now providing a newsletter to friends and clients to share information about NFA issues and the Arsenal Gun Trust. Visit our website to sign up at ArsenalAttorneys.com.
You’ll learn how to safely and lawfully own silencers, short barrel rifles and shotguns, and machine guns. This is a concern for you and also for anyone else who might handle or possibly have access to your NFA firearms. We also want to help people understand how to create an estate plan so their entire gun collection is inherited safely, privately, legally, and without the typical difficulties of the court system.
Arsenal Attorneys has joined Sterling Arsenal to offer a series of free prizes to winners selected by the Virginia Gun Owners’ Forum. Click here for more details.
Winners will receive silencers with host weapons, an Arsenal Gun Trusts, and cash prizes.
Sterling Arsenal Works & Tactical Supply, LLC is an 07 FFL/02 NFA manufacturer based in Sterling, Virginia. They have quickly developed a strong reputation for customers services and high end firearms and merchandise for firearms enthusiasts, practical shooters, private military contractors, and law enforcement. They manufacture their own line of AR15 weapon platforms, in addition to enhanced Saiga shotguns, AK47, and AR 10–featuring sound suppressors, optics, illuminators and accessories. Sterling Arsenal is also a Glock armorer, and they offer gunsmithing for 1911, AR15 and other platforms.
Visit their new retail location, and check out their extensive inventory online here.
If someone offers to perform even a simple medical procedure on you, without a medical education or the proper licenses, he will be committing a crime. It doesn’t matter if you waive his liability, or whether he provides a disclaimer. It’s a crime.
Similarly a gun dealer, a buddy, or an anonymous internet poster who provides a trust to you–even giving you a sample to copy or a form to complete yourself–is committing the crime of practicing law without a license. Unfortunately this is a common problem in the area of NFA gun trusts.
There are many reasons it is a crime to practice law without a license, such as:
So be careful and help solve this problem. Many gun owners value their relationship with their gun dealer. Their gun dealer could be unaware an employee is unlawfully providing legal advice. Advise them of any problems you observe. If your gun dealer dismisses any concerns you express about practicing law without a license, you’ll know to find a new gun dealer.
Arsenal Attorneys serve gun owners only, and the Arsenal Gun Trust is our sole focus. Each client receives a personal consultation from one of our own in-house lawyers. No middle man is involved. We take as much time as is needed to help our clients make informed decisions. We provide you our own original solution prepared for you personally. We aren’t selling you someone else’s form to complete on your own. Our solutions are guided by our commitment to protect gun owners’ rights, privacy, and safety. We only serve clients where we are licensed to practice law, including: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado.
Arsenal Attorneys is committed to answering your questions about estate planning, firearms, business law, litigation, and criminal defense issues.
We'll gladly discuss your case with you at your convenience. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.