badkarmamib
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Okay, first things first. I understand that no replies are legal advice. I need you to understand that I have never seriously considered attempting this before, so, while I may think I have some ideas, assume I don't, and please make your replies as simple to understand as possible. Also, I already checked the stickies, which gave me some guidance, but am hoping to nail down exactly what would apply to me, and know what legal course(s) of action I should take, if I decide to proceed.
I am interested in getting an MP5 clone pistol. If I get that, I am fairly certain that I will want to add a stock to it at some point. So;
1. I would be leaving it in a cabinet that my wife has a key to, and would want her to have options if something happens to me. So, I am expecting to do a trust. Is that something I would need a lawyer to do, can I do it online, or would a class 3 dealer be able (if willing) to do the paperwork, if a trust even involves paperwork? As I said, I have no idea what is involved in any of this.
1a. My oldest child is 14, I would like him (and his younger siblings) to be able to borrow it when they are older, if I decide that I want them to. Is it acceptable to add their names to the trust now, or would I have to wait until they are 18 (or 21?)? If I have to wait, what is the easiest way to add names later?
1b. Is it best to only put NFA items in the trust, or all firearms currently in my name?
2. After the trust is done, do I just submit a Form 1, wait for approval, and add my stock?
3. From the stickies, my understanding is that once I complete this process, my MP5 would be forever a rifle, so that if I were to decide to sell it, it cannot be turned into a pistol by simply removing the stock, correct? I read some suggestions that some form could be filed to remove the stock and remove the firearm from the registry via some form, but nothing I saw baced that up, and logic (though that rarely applies to government rules) tells me that this would still be "creating a pistol from a rifle", which is a no-no. Please enlighten me.
4. Is there anything else that has to be done that I didn't mention? I am looking for the easiest way to add a stock to a pistol (that I don't even own yet), allow me to leave the house while my wife has access to it, allow the same wife (hopefully ) to have an easy, legal way to decide what to do with it if something happens to me, and allow my children to borrow it when they are older, if I desire to allow it. Thank you very much in advance.
I am interested in getting an MP5 clone pistol. If I get that, I am fairly certain that I will want to add a stock to it at some point. So;
1. I would be leaving it in a cabinet that my wife has a key to, and would want her to have options if something happens to me. So, I am expecting to do a trust. Is that something I would need a lawyer to do, can I do it online, or would a class 3 dealer be able (if willing) to do the paperwork, if a trust even involves paperwork? As I said, I have no idea what is involved in any of this.
1a. My oldest child is 14, I would like him (and his younger siblings) to be able to borrow it when they are older, if I decide that I want them to. Is it acceptable to add their names to the trust now, or would I have to wait until they are 18 (or 21?)? If I have to wait, what is the easiest way to add names later?
1b. Is it best to only put NFA items in the trust, or all firearms currently in my name?
2. After the trust is done, do I just submit a Form 1, wait for approval, and add my stock?
3. From the stickies, my understanding is that once I complete this process, my MP5 would be forever a rifle, so that if I were to decide to sell it, it cannot be turned into a pistol by simply removing the stock, correct? I read some suggestions that some form could be filed to remove the stock and remove the firearm from the registry via some form, but nothing I saw baced that up, and logic (though that rarely applies to government rules) tells me that this would still be "creating a pistol from a rifle", which is a no-no. Please enlighten me.
4. Is there anything else that has to be done that I didn't mention? I am looking for the easiest way to add a stock to a pistol (that I don't even own yet), allow me to leave the house while my wife has access to it, allow the same wife (hopefully ) to have an easy, legal way to decide what to do with it if something happens to me, and allow my children to borrow it when they are older, if I desire to allow it. Thank you very much in advance.