NFA Trust and moving

Are you moving in Louisiana from somewhere else?

edit: can someone tell me what to do if I'm moving to another state? Thanks!

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That said, if this were legal advice, I would tell you that if you currently live in Louisiana, and you are moving somewhere else in Louisiana, all you are "required" to do is notify the ATF via 5320.20.

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5320.20 is for INTERstate transport. This is INTRAstate if you are moving from address to address within Louisiana. As far as NFA goes, no notification is required. THAT BEING SAID, I have zero clue how moving addresses applies to the validity of the trust. That is a question for an attorney. If the trust becomes invalid, then you have an NFA issue.*

*I am a NFA guy and not a trust guy so take that FWIW. As far as the intrastate move portion of the question, I am sure of that. But the Trust thing throws it off for me. Back in the day, you still had to notify LSP but thankfully they did away with that mess. NFA will gladly file a notice of change of address in the form of a letter if you really want to send them one. They will accept it but it isn't required.

Thanks guys.

I am going to speak with the one who did my trust.

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The ATF wants written notification of any permanent change in address, whether in state or out of state.

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We are mincing words here. What ATF "wants" and what is legally required are two different things. Crazy as that may be. Unless someone can find it, I am not aware of a statutory or regulatory requirement for notice of an intrastate address change. I specifically contacted the Chief of NFA on this issue, i knew him, and that was his guidance. Seems he would know but, given that it is ATF, maybe not. LoL. He was also the one who said they would accept a letter providing notice. If you know NFA Branch then you know that a single instance of a rejection and request for a 5320 means nothing. The Examiners up there literally make up the rules as they go from day to day. Just to prove the point, I once called up there and requested guidance on an issue and then called back to a different Examiner and asked the same question just to receive a different answer.

EDIT: Contacted my guy and confirmed the intrastate notice is desired but not required. However, as of two years ago (since we last spoke on the issue) they have decided that they will no longer take letters and are now taking the 5320.20 for this notification. No word on if they will update the title of the form.

I talked to several people and got different answers.

My stamp paperwork has my trust with current address.
Does changing trust's address to a new address render that stamp's paperwork (with old address) void. If if voids it, does that mean I have to resubmit everything and wait again?

This is getting to be real headache........Thanks guys......

I really not freaking out.

I just want to get this right the first time around.

The Form 4 (that you sign under penalty of perjury) specifically requires that an applicant notify the ATF of any change in address...not just an interstate change of address. Do not confuse an interstate transfer of a Class III item with a change in address. This is not provided by the NFA via statute, but is covered by the federal criminal code statute providing that it is a felony to provide false information required to be kept with the federal government relative to firearms. You can look up the cite. This means that the federal government could pursue legal action against you for not notifying them of a change of address. So, if you want to be legal, you need to notify the ATF of an address change, whether interstate or intrastate, and you need to do so via 5320.20.

You seem like one of those guys that enjoys arguing with people on the internet, and I am not, so I'll leave it at that. Maybe you misunderstood my earlier post, but I thought it was pretty clear. I will say that this is particularly frustrating, because misinformation spread over internet message boards is a major reason people remain so confused about firearms law. I'm certainly not going to fight you over your choices though. I'm sure you could take whether or not notification an actual (NFA) statutory requirement up with the government in court. I typically try to keep my clients out of court.