UPDATE:  AN UPDATE TO THIS BLOG CAN BE FOUND HERE:  ATF RELEASES FINAL ORDER.

This evening the White House released this document entitled "FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer".  It includes statements that ATF ‘is finalizing’ plans on ownership of NFA firearms by trusts. Presumably these plans would encompass the more than two-year-old proposal known as '41P.’  

In its original form, 41P required various 'responsible persons' in a trust to provide fingerprints, photographs and a signature from a Chief Law Enforcement Officers.  Essentially 41P would restrict Second Amendment rights, create red tape for local law enforcement, and increase regulation of firearms that do not raise law enforcement or public safety concerns.  Indeed, the National Sheriffs' Association are one of the many opponents of 41P in its original form.  

For now, the executive action on NFA firearms and trusts the White House 'is finalizing' remains a mystery. Some speculate that ‘is finalizing’ means 'not yet final' or 'uncertain'. Some of our sources believe a 41P-style executive action will not happen. They point to the fact BATFE has been finalizing 41P for more than two years. Other sources say ATF has actually been developing several alternatives to the original version of 41P some of which would greatly complicate or simplify the existing process.

For its part, the White House statement this evening focused on background checks for NFA firearms registered by trusts, but it did not explicitly provide any other details. Nevertheless the stated intentions of the Obama Administration should be taken seriously, and proactive people will want to act now before a final order for any executive action might come into effect. 

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