by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 14, 2015 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
When Wells went on to say that guns are a ”metaphor that disenfranchised white guys need,” Russell let loose. “If you think gun control is going to change the terrorists’ point of view, I think you’re, like, out of your mind,” he began. “I think anybody [who says...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 12, 2015 | Archived, Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
Acknowledging “momentum” behind a proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to openly carry guns, the Florida Police Chiefs Source: Florida Police Chiefs Will Back Revised Open-Carry Bill | WLRN As I’ve said for a long time...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 23, 2015 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
FBI counterterror expert says you should carry a concealed firearm.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 13, 2015 | Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
[UPDATE 10/14/2015: Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced the easing of certain restrictions on gun ownership on Wednesday in an effort to allow more citizens to bear arms in light of the ongoing wave of Palestinian terror. One of the new measures is...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 10, 2015 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
So this is what they call common sense gun legislation? There has never been a recorded instance of a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun shooting up a school. Never. Ever. In fact, such licensees have cleaner records than the average peace officer. Yet...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 10, 2015 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
A classic study of felons in prison for burglary has long been cited as evidence that their number one fear was encountering an armed citizen during a home invasion. Why do the wolves of politics (and the sheep who empower them) claim the street is any different? For...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 9, 2015 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 7, 2015 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
[UPDATE: Be advised there is an issue with Ben Carson’s voter registration. As with Trump, he recently registered as Republican. However, it appears Carson converted to GOP due to Reagan and then got jaded with the establishment types so much that he registered...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 2, 2015 | Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Religious Faith
One popular objective of incentive trust planning is the transmission of religious values. Values we characterize by convention are sometimes related to each other and sometimes are different ways of looking at the same thing. For example, many Christians voice...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 27, 2015 | Firearm Legacy
I am scheduling multiple private training classes throughout 2016 at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute. Unlike the regular classes, private training allows custom instruction according to skill level and multiple attempts at passing the skills test. (This is...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 11, 2015 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
On 8 Sep 2015, SB 707 was presented to Gov. Brown for signing. This ill-conceived bill targets concealed carry licensees (who train for safety more than cops, shoot better than cops , and have far less criminal history than cops) , prohibiting them from carrying...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 27, 2015 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
Per latest NSSF Bullet Points: NO IMPLEMENTATION YET SEEN FOR NOTICE 41P AS FINAL RULE . . . NSSF has confirmed with ATF that the bureau is unlikely to publish Notice 41P (NFA Trusts) as a Final Rule for quite some time. This is in part because EPS resources are being...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 8, 2015 | Firearm Legacy
I have had quite a few clients draft gun trusts and regular trusts with an eye to transmitting a firearm legacy. Most had not considered the option and were pleased to find out how easy it is to incorporate such incentives into their estate plan. Recently one wife...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 27, 2015 | Family Protection
A Ukrainian-American legend passed today. He left a message for all of us in regard to estate planning. I think he would agree that we should leave a legacy, not merely property. Leonard Nimoy’s last tweet: A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 24, 2015 | Firearm Legacy
Henderson v. United States is an important case in regard to a special form of gun trust I occasionally draft for individuals about to plead guilty to a felony/misdemeanor wobbler, or in 5150 situations, so they can eventually get their guns back. Government position...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 16, 2015 | Firearm Legacy, Religious Faith
The following two articles were featured together in the February 11, 2015, edition of the Orange County Catholic, published by the Diocese of Orange in California, in a spread which at first glance appears to be a balanced look at the pros and cons of gun ownership,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 2, 2015 | Firearm Legacy
The LA Sheriff’s Department released a video on preparing to survive when facing an “active shooter” (a term which could easily describe me and over 40 million other American target shooters, but in Orwellian govspeak refers to a crazy and/or...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 28, 2015 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
I skipped SHOT Show this year, so am getting this second-hand from Oklahoma gun trust attorney Matthew Riggin: I attended the SHOT show last week and visited with the agents at the ATF booth to ask this very question. ATF confirmed that they had 9500 comments to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2015 | Firearm Legacy
I was interviewed for this InvestmentNews article on gun trusts: http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150114/FREE/150119965/bullseye-how-gun-trusts-can-hit-the-mark-with-clients-estate-planning I was quoted briefly in the article, and they asked me to write a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 9, 2015 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
A few months ago I attended the America’s Top Planner event here in Orange County which attracted major influencers from around the country to learn new planning techniques in a novel format. ATP interviewed me for an idea submission and this is the result:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 31, 2014 | Firearm Legacy
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 6, 2014 | Estate Planning, Firearm Legacy
This short video illustrates some of the handgun drills we practice in our Family Protection Clinic, where in addition to firearm training you get a recap of California gun law and learn of recent developments in estate planning. Learn about real family protection and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
[UPDATE: Another reason to have a gun trust: This memo warns that gun owners using a common revocable joint living trust may be at even more risk of incurring criminal liability.] Although gun trusts are now a popular means of obtaining Title II weapons...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Family Maintenance
Do you plan to make UNEQUAL distributions to your kids? Are you worried that one or more of your children may challenge your estate plan or any particular transfer or change in beneficiary you have made, or a particular loan arrangement you have made with a child who...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
An excerpt of the following article was posted in opposition to ATF’s Proposed Rule 41P. (Originally published 9/2/2013) Seems I am always working on Labor Day. This year, it’s reviewing the latest nonsense to arise by Executive Order in the Obama Nation. Last...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Creditors & Predators, Firearm Legacy, Spendthrift Children, Tax Planning
An irrevocable inter vivos trust (IRT) is a trust created during the settlor’s lifetime, over which settlor retains no power to alter, amend or revoke. Although RLT’s typically become irrevocable on the settlor’s death, they are not called irrevocable trusts. Trusts...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Charity, Family Maintenance, Financial Mentorship, Firearm Legacy, Pet Protection, Punishment, Religious Faith
If you have either life insurance or accumulated wealth, you may want to create a safety net for your children. Planning is critical if your children are young, in case something happens to you before they are ready to face life on their own without the benefit of...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Charity, Family Maintenance, Financial Mentorship, Punishment, Religious Faith
Incentive trusts are designed with the purpose of influencing behavior of the beneficiaries. The type and scope of these provisions is limited only by the imagination of the drafter, and a few more practical limits such as the assets required for implementation...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 18, 2014 | Pet Protection
Many pet owners are concerned about how their pets will be cared for after the owner dies or becomes incapacitated. Existing estate plans can be easily modified to at least partially address this problem. A client’s durable power of attorney and/or revocable living...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 17, 2014 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
Why EVERY gun owner should have a gun trust; avoiding accidental felonies; carrying on a legacy of firearm training, etc. Gun trusts can also be drafted with incentive provisions for carrying on the firearm legacy. Gun trusts are purpose-built to hold guns. The...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 17, 2014 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, GunLaw.Pro
[UPDATE: For the last three years (since August 2016) I have not generally recommended the lifetime funding of gun trusts in California. Passage of AB 1292 in July 2019 has significantly enabled and clarified use of gun trusts — however, there are limits under the new...