Please correct or add advice where appropriate... I wanna buy a suppressor, and avoid the CLEO. (I'm legal; I've got an approved Florida and MS CCW. My CLEO has a reputation for reluctance.) I already have a revocable trust in force.
I read all the links in post #2 here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=508939
from http://arizonagunlist.com/article.html , the 8th paragraph from the top states:
1) As I understand it, I can take a copy of my trust to a Class 3 dealer and submit the trust along with my tax stamp application and $200, in order to purchase the suppressor. This action would satisfy the "CLEO" signature portion and fingerprint/picture requirements. Is that correct?
2a) When I am approved, do I have to engrave the suppressor with the name of my trust?
2b) If engraving is required, will a Dremel do, or are "they" looking for something akin to "infallibly legible" laser-etching?
3) After I take possession of the suppressor, do I have to alter the Trust and list the suppressor there? It seems obvious, but I couldn't find that requirement, or I missed it.
4) What happens to the suppressor at the death of the surviving trustee? How would the 'executor' dispose the suppressor? (I know he, too, could also take ownership, but that would be highly unlikely.)
Thank you.
I read all the links in post #2 here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=508939
from http://arizonagunlist.com/article.html , the 8th paragraph from the top states:
Like a Corporation, there are no fingerprints or photos submitted with a transfer to a Revocable Trust. However, like a corporation, you must submit proof of the existence of the entity (be it a trust or corporation) with your Form 4. While many practitioners will advise the purchaser to simply submit a Certificate of Trust (typically a short one page notarized document confirming the existence of the trust and identifying the Trustee) as proof, the author recommends that you submit a full copy of the trust itself to avoid any questions from ATF as to the legitimacy and existence of the Trust. While some are uneasy about submitting a copy of their Trust with the Form 4, the author has had no issues with this practice. Additionally, as the Form 4 is essentially a tax document, the Form 4 and the documents accompanying it would be deemed private tax information between you and the ATF.
1) As I understand it, I can take a copy of my trust to a Class 3 dealer and submit the trust along with my tax stamp application and $200, in order to purchase the suppressor. This action would satisfy the "CLEO" signature portion and fingerprint/picture requirements. Is that correct?
2a) When I am approved, do I have to engrave the suppressor with the name of my trust?
2b) If engraving is required, will a Dremel do, or are "they" looking for something akin to "infallibly legible" laser-etching?
3) After I take possession of the suppressor, do I have to alter the Trust and list the suppressor there? It seems obvious, but I couldn't find that requirement, or I missed it.
4) What happens to the suppressor at the death of the surviving trustee? How would the 'executor' dispose the suppressor? (I know he, too, could also take ownership, but that would be highly unlikely.)
Thank you.
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