An "Accidental Felony" - The Gift That Nobody WantsAn "Accidental Felony" - The Gift That Nobody Wants

I got into gun law entirely by accident.  One October afternoon in 2009 I happened to be in a gun shop and heard another customer say “blah, blah, blah, GUN TRUST.”  I write trusts every day for law firm clients, but I’m also an author of trust drafting software distributed to attorneys nationally so this caught my attention!

“What’s a gun trust?” I asked.  The customer said “It’s just a normal living trust I’m using to purchase a silencer.  With a trust you don’t have to get the Sheriff to sign off on the purchase.” 

I’ve practiced estate-planning law since 1988.  Iserved as an Army officer (Infantry, Airborne Ranger), am a 2^nd Amendment supporter and a target shooter, so I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about gun subjects.  Even wit...