[RandallFlagg]

Would this all only apply to trusts used for manufacturing, or is it all out for everything? Suppressors? SBRs?

[RandallFlagg]

Also. Related question:
If I’ve already received my stamp for my suppressor, what would be the opinions of you guys if I went to get a CLEO signature for another suppressor?

[Dead Corpse]

Depends on how the Courts rule it. As is, it's a “strict construction” argument backed up by the ATF’s actions and 922 itself.

Worst case. Post-86 machines guns under NFA trusts are legit.

Best case. NFA is completely struck down. You could buy an M2 as easily as any other firearm.

[ctdonath2]

Don’t confuse NFA with 922(o). You, or your trust, can per NFA buy anything except post-’86 machine-guns, so long as you register and pay your $200 or $5 tax.

Thing is: for the post-’86 MG ban, there’s this little tidbit in the 922(o) prohibition:
“This subsection does not apply with respect to—
(A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or agency thereof or a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof”.
Well...I’m sure “under authority of” can be construed rather broadly, and that latitude may be exercised by a surprising number of political entities. And...I suspect, given that broad authority by a broad range of applicable agents & agencies, this has been used in a very legal yet eyebrow-raising manner. Would that a state governor would declare, given his authority under this subsection, that “all non-felon state residents in otherwise good standing are hereby granted, in writing on request, authority by this state to receive transfer and subsequently possess post-’86 MGs, as registered in compliance with federal NFA and other applicable laws; this action is provided to restore and fulfill residents’ 2nd Amendment rights.” It’s doable, folks.