Arizona Gun Trust Questionnaire

Written by Richard Keyt (Rick, the father at 480-664-7478) and his son, former CPA Richard C. Keyt (Ricky at 480-664-7472). They are Arizona estate planning attorneys with 314 5-star Google reviews and 432 5-star Google, Facebook & Birdeye reviews. They want to prepare a custom estate plan for Arizona residents that protects their most valuable assets – their loved ones. Call, email, or book a free office, phone or Zoom video meeting.

Submit This Questionnaire to Buy a Gun Trust

Questionnaire Date(Required)

About This Questionnaire(Required)

Complete this questionnaire to hire Arizona gun trust lawyer Richard Keyt and his son former CPA Richard C. Keyt of the KEYTLaw, L.L.C., law firm (the “Firm”) to prepare an NFA gun trust for an Arizona resident for $995. To learn about Arizona gun trusts read our article called Arizona Gun Trusts: NFA Trusts for Suppressors, SBRs & Other Firearms . If you have questions about an Arizona gun trust or this questionnaire call Richard Keyt at 480-664-7478 or Richard C. Keyt at 480-664-7472. We do not charge to answer questions about Arizona gun trusts.

The Firm will perform the following legal services for $995:

Unlimited phone calls to Arizona attorneys Richard Keyt or his son Richard C. Keyt to answer questions about preparing your Arizona Gun Trust.

Prepare and send to you via email in Adobe PDF format a custom drafted NFA Gun Trust Agreement that complies with Arizona’s trust and gun laws. You will have to print the trust agreement and sign it with all trustees in front of a notary who can notarize all of the signatures.

Prepare and send to you via email in Adobe PDF format a Certification of Trust. This is a short, abbreviated document that can be used to give to third parties to prove the existence of your Gun Trust. It is signed before a notary by a trustee of the Gun Trust who states in the document the name of the trust, the date it was created, the name(s) of the trustee(s) and the powers held by the trustee(s) under the trust agreement. When a third party such as a bank asks for a copy of your trust you give the third party this document rather than your actual trust agreement, which is a confidential document.

Assignment of NFA Firearms to Trust. This is the document by which the owner of an NFA firearm transfers ownership of the weapon to the trustee(s) of the NFA Gun Trust.

Prepare and send to you via email in Adobe PDF format our comprehensive NFA Gun Trust Instructional Memorandum that explains how to purchase, transfer, use, share, transport and store the firearms as well as how to use the Gun Trust.

Provide Digital Document Storage of Your Arizona Gun Trust Documents. After the trustmaker and trustee(s) sign the Gun Trust Agreement and the Certification of Trust and you send the entire signed documents to Richard Keyt, we will scan your documents and keep them in our digital document management system in case you lose your original documents and all copies.

Although we intend to maintain in digital format all signed documents you send, we do not guarantee that we will be able to maintain your documents forever. You agree that we are not responsible for any harm you may suffer arising from our failure to maintain and deliver to you any documents you deliver to us for digital storage.

Explanation of a Revocable Living Trust(Required)

A Trust is a legal entity created by one or more people (called “Trust Maker,” “Trustor” or “Settlor” – these terms have the same meaning) through which a person, people, an entity or entities (called a “Trustee”) has/have the legal obligation to manage the assets owned by the Trust for the benefit of a person, people, an entity or entities (called a “Beneficiary”). A “Living Trust” is a Trust created by a Trust Maker while he or she is alive. A “Testamentary Trust” is a Trust created in a Last Will & Testament that is created after the Trust Maker dies. Living Trusts are revocable or irrevocable. A revocable Trust is a Trust that the Trust Maker can modify or terminate after the Trust is created. An irrevocable Trust is a Trust that cannot be modified or terminated by anybody other than a court after it is created.

Explanation of an NFA Gun Trust(Required)

Our NFA Gun Trusts are living Trusts that are revocable until a Trust Maker dies or becomes incapacitated at which time the Gun Trust becomes irrevocable. A Trust is evidenced by a written Trust Agreement signed by the Trust Makers and the Trustees. The Trustees have the legal obligation to comply with the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement. A Trustee who fails to comply with the Trust Agreement can be sued by and can be liable to the Beneficiaries for damages they suffer from the Trustee’s breach of the Trust Agreement. An NFA Gun Trust is a special type of Trust. The NFA Gun Trust is a Trust that has the sole purpose of holding and owning NFA Title II firearms. It should not own any other types of assets except perhaps Title I firearms.

Successor Trustee(s)(Required)

The NFA Gun Trust Agreement should name one or more successor Trustee(s). A successor Trustee is a person who will become a Trustee on the occurrence of an event such as the resignation, death or incapacity of the last initial Trustee or an earlier successor Trustee. The Gun Trust should name at least one successor Trustee. Multiple successor Trustees are recommended. We recommend the Gun Trust have at least a first and a second alternate successor Trustee.

Beneficiary(Required)

A beneficiary is a person for whose benefit the Trustee(s) hold the firearms in trust. The Gun Trust must have at least one current beneficiary and one future beneficiary. The Gun Trust can and should have multiple beneficiaries. The are two types of Beneficiaries: current and future. A current Beneficiary is a person or persons who are beneficiaries NOW, not later. A future Beneficiary is a Beneficiary who will not become a Beneficiary until the happening of an event in the future such as the death of all of the current Beneficiaries.

Example 1(Required)

Homer Simpson wants to purchase a silencer and have it owned by his NFA Gun Trust. Homer names himself as the only Trust Maker, Trustee and current Beneficiary of the Gun Trust. Homer’s wife Marge is the successor Trustee and the future Beneficiary. Homer will be the only person who can legally possess, transport and use the Title II firearm while he is the sole Trustee. When Homer dies or if he becomes incapacitated, Marge will take over as Trustee and at that time she may possess, transport and use the Title II firearm.

Example 2(Required)

Homer Simpson wants to purchase a silencer and have it owned by his NFA Gun Trust. Homer names himself and his wife Marge as the two Trust Makers, co-Trustees and current Beneficiaries of the Gun Trust. Bart Simpson is the successor Trustee (but he must be at least 18 years old to inherit the firearms) and the future Beneficiary. Both Homer and Marge can legally possess, transport and use the Title II firearm while they are Trustees. If one spouse dies or becomes incapacitated, the other spouse may continue as the sole Trustee and sole current Beneficiary. When the surviving spouse dies and if Bart is over 17, Bart will take over as Trustee and current Beneficiary and at that time he may possess, transport and use the Title II firearm. The Simpsons name their neighbor Ned Flanders as the successor Trustee and future beneficiary if they were both to die when Bart is under age 18.

Who Can Possess & Use NFA Firearms in the Gun Trust?(Required)

Only a current trustee can use and possess NFA firearms owned by the gun trust. A minor under age 18 cannot be a current trustee and cannot possess or use NFA firearms in an Arizona gun trust. Whether a current beneficiary can possess an NFA firearm owned by the trust is an open question, which is why we take the conservative view that current beneficiaries cannot possess or use NFA firearms in the trust.

Trust Information

Trust Name Considerations(Required)

You can name your trust anything you want, but we don't recommed you put your name or the words gun or firearms in the trust name. Some banks may not allow an account to be opened for the trust if the name contains the word "gun" or "firearm" in the trust name.

What is the Name of the Trust?(Required)

Funding the Trust(Required)

Unless you tell us not to use the following language we will input it in the trust agreement and it will cause the trust to be funded automatically when you sign the trust agreement.

I also transfer all my right, title, and interest in and to all of my firearms and related accessories that may legally be held in trust and that may, by this assignment, be transferred to my trust. This assignment includes all of my firearms and related accessories located in the United States, whether separate property or community property, and whether acquired before or after the execution of this agreement, under applicable law where the property is located, except for the following firearms and related accessories that are expressly not transferred by this assignment: Firearms and related accessories subject to the NFA registered to me or to any other person individually or to another entity for which a transfer tax stamp has not been issued in the name of this trust which shall be listed on Schedule A but which is pending approval for transfer; Firearms and related accessories subject to local, state, or federal law that I or my trust may not own in the state in which they sit, or where my trust is being administered, or for which appropriate registration has not been made.

Are You OK with the Above Text to Be Included in Your Trust?(Required)

yes

Describe the guns, ammunition or other assets you will transfer to the trust when it is created.(Required)

Warning about Constructive Possession of Firearms

Access to a firearm is constructive possession, and should be considered the same as actual or direct possession. A prohibited person may not possess firearms or ammunition. Should a prohibited person reside in client’s abode, or if client resides with any non-trustee, access to firearms should be prevented via a gun safe or other locked, non-movable container accessible only to grantor/trustee. Firearms regulated under Title II of the Gun Control Act (the National Firearms Act of 1934) must be under the actual or constructive possession of a trustee at all times. A trustee has the right to possess for the person to whom the NFA Firearm is registered, i.e. the trust. This is also a best practices recommendation for any firearm.

Trust Maker & Trustee Information

Warning!

BEFORE PROCEEDING CHECK TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT NO PERSON TO BE NAMED AS GRANTOR, TRUSTEE, TRUST PROTECTOR OR BENEFICIARY IS A PROHIBITED PERSON UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW! For the latest official ATF forms, statutory and regulatory interpretation and enforcement actions, please check here.

Trust Maker is an Initial Trustee & Beneficiary(Required)

The trust maker is the person who creates the trust. There can be two trust makers, but they must be married to each other. Each trust maker who creates the trust will also be an initial trustee and beneficiary.

Trust Maker's Legal Name(Required)

The trust maker is the person who is creating the gun trust and an initial trustee. He or she is normally a current beneficiary.

Prefix First Middle Last Suffix

Is the Trustmaker a U.S. Citizen?

yes

no, sorry but we don't create gun trusts for non-U.S. citizens

Trust Maker's Phone(Required)

Trust Maker's Email Address(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Trust Maker's Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Does the Trust Maker Have a Spouse that Should Also Be a Trust Maker & Initial Trustee & Beneficiary?(Required)

Yes

Spouse's Legal Name(Required)

Prefix First Middle Last Suffix

Spouse's Email Address(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Additional Current Trustees or Beneficiaries

Do You Want to Name any Additional Current Trustees and/or Beneficiaries?(Required)

Yes

Legal Name(s) of Additional Current Trustees and/or Beneficiaries

Enter the legal name of each additional current trustee or beneficiary. Enter Yes or No to indicate that the person is or is not a current trustee or beneficiary. Click on the + sign at the end of the row to add a new row. Click on the + sign at the end of the row to add a new row.

Legal Name of the Person

Current Trustee?

Current Beneficiary?

Successor Trustee(s) & Beneficiaires

A successor trustee becomes a trustee if all current trustees cease to be a trustee. A future beneficiary becomes a beneficiary if all current beneficiaries die or cease to be a beneficiary.

Name(s) of Successor Trustee(s) & Future Beneficiaries(Required)

2nd successor trustees become a trustee only if all initial trustees and 1st successor trustees cannot or will not serve. You can have multiple successor trustees.

Person's Legal Name

Future Beneficiary? (Yes or No)

Successor Trustee? (1st or 2nd )

Do You Want to Disinherit any Family Member(s)?(Required)

yes

Name(s) of Disinherited Family Members(Required)

BEFORE PROCEEDING CHECK TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT NO PERSON TO BE NAMED AS GRANTOR, TRUSTEE, TRUST PROTECTOR OR BENEFICIARY IS A PROHIBITED PERSON UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW!

The Gun Control Act (GCA) makes it unlawful for certain categories of persons to ship, transport, receive, or possess firearms. 18 USC 922(g). Transfers of firearms to any such prohibited persons are also unlawful. See 18 USC 922(d) & (g).

How to Pay

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How to Pay $995(Required)

Go to our secure order page to pay for your gun trust with your major credit card. You may also give us your credit card information by calling our legal assistant at 480-664-7846.

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Created October 3, 2026

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