"The Legal Guide to NFA Firearms and Gun Trusts is a must-reference work for attorneys who draft trusts for clients wishing to acquire machine guns, suppressors, and other NFA firearms. Laypersons may also benefit from the work, which trudges through the labyrinth of ATF regulations in search of the Holy Grail of trust ownership of NFA firearms." - Stephen Halbrook, 2nd Amendment Lawyer, Author
"The Legal Guide to NFA Firearms and Gun Trusts is not light reading. It is, however, readable and understandable to a non-lawyer like me. NFA is the National Firearms Act, which was passed in 1934 to discourage ownership of machine guns by imposing a $200 tax on any transfer of such weapons. It also applies to short barreled rifles, shotguns, and suppressors. That $200 tax was the equivalent of $3,500 in today's dollars. Now the $200 tax is much less impediment than the cost of machine guns. Ordinary citizens are prohibited from owning any machine gun that was not registered with the federal government in 1986. This has reduced the supply of machine guns to the point where a 30-year-old M-16 is worth $25,000 or 25 times what it would cost but for government regulation. As I read the book, I am reminded how tyrannical gun control laws are in this country. It apparently is not a requirement that you intended to break the law to become a federal felon. Whatever happened to mens rea or guilty mind being necessary for conviction of a crime? A gun trust is probably a good thing for ownership of fully-automatic weapons. But whether you own a machine gun or suppressor through a trust or as an individual, you do need a lawyer from your state who specializes in these things. He or she needs this book, and so do you." - Chris Bird, Author, Thank God I Had a Gun
"After recent terrorist attacks in America, several sheriffs and police chiefs have asked civilian gun-owners to form the front line of defense in case of future attacks, and while the voices of those who wish to restrict guns have increased in volume, gun ownership has skyrocketed. A new book, The Legal Guide to NFA Firearms and Gun Trusts by Sean Healy and several co-authors, will help keep those who legally possess machine guns, suppressors, and other regulated weapons free of legal repercussions. One way is to place such weapons in a living trust. These authors, all attorneys, recommend specific strategies for maintaining such weapons legally. I highly recommend this important book." -Robert A. Waters, Author, The Best Defense: True Stories of Intended Victims Who Defended Themselves with a Firearm.
