Courtney.cj.chen
Courtney
*I reposted my thread from a different account, onto here- forgot my pw to this account for a minute...
Hi -
I am currently in the process of taking it upon myself to create and file a Gun Trust- after reading a bunch of templates- I purchased a template sold by a company that had a lot of knowledge on NFA items (first and foremost, a suppressor- and secondly, SBR & SBS). I listed myself as the GRANTOR and sole TRUSTEE, and listed my two boys (currently toddlers), my father, and my boyfriend (LEO)- as the beneficiaries.
I read the other threads regarding NFA/Gun trust- that explained very well- the benefits of having a gun trust- and i wanted to add one more AWESOME perk- (if i overlooked it in the other threads, i apologize for reiterating). And its this:
for you all who know about that tedious long 7-10 month wait for receiving your tax stamp/atf approval paperwork- that allows you to pickup your NFA item from your Class III guy- you are able to do a little time travel- and change that waiting time down to 3-4 months. Yes- i said it. 3-4 months. For those who have a gun trust (or register thru a corp/LLC)- you're allowed to make a e-filing account with the ATF- you name your e-filing account- whatever name it is that you named your Trust- and then you scan and upload your documents (FORM 4 - in my case). And again- you don't need any CLEO signatures at the Sheriff's dept, no need to visit the police dept & do fingerprinting- and no need to stop in at walgreens and get those 2x2 passport pics. And there you go!!
BTW- one of the things you must do is notarize the document. For those who are doing this without an lawyer- i would like to remind you that a lot of banks offer FREE notary service to their customers. Bank Of America is one of them. Show them your debit card as proof that you are a customer- and the notary on site will handle the rest.
And with all that- I do have two questions-
1) Who do i bring for a witness, when i go notarize my signature.- and must it be someone on the trust- i.e. one of the beneficiaries- or does it only need to be someone who personally knows me. My template calls for two such witnesses- but I read another thread on here- where a difference experience was accounted.
2) Which court do i go to file this after i notarize? Do I go to the probate court?
Hi -
I am currently in the process of taking it upon myself to create and file a Gun Trust- after reading a bunch of templates- I purchased a template sold by a company that had a lot of knowledge on NFA items (first and foremost, a suppressor- and secondly, SBR & SBS). I listed myself as the GRANTOR and sole TRUSTEE, and listed my two boys (currently toddlers), my father, and my boyfriend (LEO)- as the beneficiaries.
I read the other threads regarding NFA/Gun trust- that explained very well- the benefits of having a gun trust- and i wanted to add one more AWESOME perk- (if i overlooked it in the other threads, i apologize for reiterating). And its this:
for you all who know about that tedious long 7-10 month wait for receiving your tax stamp/atf approval paperwork- that allows you to pickup your NFA item from your Class III guy- you are able to do a little time travel- and change that waiting time down to 3-4 months. Yes- i said it. 3-4 months. For those who have a gun trust (or register thru a corp/LLC)- you're allowed to make a e-filing account with the ATF- you name your e-filing account- whatever name it is that you named your Trust- and then you scan and upload your documents (FORM 4 - in my case). And again- you don't need any CLEO signatures at the Sheriff's dept, no need to visit the police dept & do fingerprinting- and no need to stop in at walgreens and get those 2x2 passport pics. And there you go!!
BTW- one of the things you must do is notarize the document. For those who are doing this without an lawyer- i would like to remind you that a lot of banks offer FREE notary service to their customers. Bank Of America is one of them. Show them your debit card as proof that you are a customer- and the notary on site will handle the rest.
And with all that- I do have two questions-
1) Who do i bring for a witness, when i go notarize my signature.- and must it be someone on the trust- i.e. one of the beneficiaries- or does it only need to be someone who personally knows me. My template calls for two such witnesses- but I read another thread on here- where a difference experience was accounted.
2) Which court do i go to file this after i notarize? Do I go to the probate court?