I’ve pretty much decided to go the NFA trust route to Form 1 couple pistols into SBR‘s.
Anyone here have a good rationale for choosing a trust name?
I’ve read that the idea of having the trust be the primary owner’s name could be useful for a case of having to deal with law enforcement with the weapon in hand, and a copy of the trust not readily available.
My primary reason for initiating a trust is so that my wife and sons could use and possess the weapons, and so that I can easily pass them on to my sons in decades to come.
With that in mind, for a person named “John J Smith”, would you recommend:
John Smith Trust
Smith Trust
JJS Trust
Smith Family Trust
GyroF-16 Trust
…for the purpose of engraving on the lower as a “maker”, along with my city and state?
I’m leaning towards the “Smith Trust” format, but am open to suggestions from those who may have thought of something that I have not.
ETA:
I’m also leaning towards using Silencer Shop’s NFA Trust product, as I already have an account there, and with the kiosk at my local range, it would seem the easiest to generate photos and fingerprint cards for the rest of my family.
That said, I’m impressed with the amount of information and support at nationalguntrusts.com, and the cost is less (currently $60 vs $130 for Silencer Shop). But it would seem less convenient to add family members (photos and fingerprint cards), and have them readily available when adding any other NFA item to the trust.
Input on advantages / disadvantages of these sources are welcome, as well…