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Is it likely going to be a problem for a the trustee, following the death of the settler of living trust, to transfer firearms in a private party transaction? Assume that the terms of the declaration trust clearly identify the firearms as being subject to the trust, the firearms were DROS'd to the settlor, the trustee (or successor trustee), and the buyer are all California residents.
If this can be done, what do you require. I would imagine that you would want to see the Declaration of Trust and that it clearly authorizes the sale of the guns by the trustee, and that the trustee would than be listed as the seller and their drivers license would be swiped into the DROS software.
In other words, what does an FFL need to transfer a handgun registered to a decedent, when it was in a trust authorizing the trustee to sell the firearm upon the passing of the settlor?
If this can be done, what do you require. I would imagine that you would want to see the Declaration of Trust and that it clearly authorizes the sale of the guns by the trustee, and that the trustee would than be listed as the seller and their drivers license would be swiped into the DROS software.
In other words, what does an FFL need to transfer a handgun registered to a decedent, when it was in a trust authorizing the trustee to sell the firearm upon the passing of the settlor?
