RSJ wrote:AndyC wrote:RSJ wrote:As a lawyer I must say, some of what the gun shops are "selling" is crap. Would you trust your car mechanic for medical advice? Of course not. Gun shop staff doesn't equal lawyer.
I can only speak for the silencershop form I used, so I have a few questions for you:
1. How do you know it's crap? Have you read it?
Because I've seen approximately 10-15 different "kinds" of trusts. Some stores are using a substantially similar version to the legal zoom version, which is crap.
2. Do you have any proof that they are not using an attorney, or are you simply blowing smoke?
This NFA Gun Trust form was specifically designed by a gun trust lawyer to work for NFA items, such as suppressors - and to be a legal trust in all 50 states.
Yes. Having an attorney draft a boilerplate document that "works for everyone" then telling each individual at the gun store how to tailor it to their need IS unauthorized practice of law in Texas
3. How would you respond to this part they mention on the same page?
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I'm sure most people are happy with whatever site this is on
Seems to me like they're happy either way folks go, so I'm not entirely sure what your problem is.
RSJ wrote:If I had more time, I'd report them all to the unauthorized practice of law committee.
Then make time.
I'm prosecuting people, as soon as I decide to enter private practice I may start.
It is not illegal in Texas to give legal advice. It is only illegal when some who is not a licensed attorney gives counsel and gets compensated for it.