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Laws regarding inheriting a pistol in Delaware.

The government will want you to pay a tax on your inherited items if you tell them about it, i would skip that part and keep it to yourself. They already got their tax on it at one time. It would be like feeding a rabid dog.

That only happens if their is enough to Tax, I don't know about Delawares Inheritance Tax, the Federal Inheritance Tax is only on anything more than
$5.4 Million.....
 
From Forbes: "It's official—for 2016, the estate and gift tax exemption is $5.45 million per individual, up from $5.43 million in 2015. That means an individual can leave $5.45 million to heirs and pay no federal estate or gift tax. A married couple will be able to shield $10.9 million from federal estate and gift taxes." (Oct 22, 2015)

Delaware mirrors the federal rate, everything over 5.45 million is taxed even if you are a non resident and own assets in Delaware, real estate, bank accounts, for example.
 
From Forbes: "It's official—for 2016, the estate and gift tax exemption is $5.45 million per individual, up from $5.43 million in 2015. That means an individual can leave $5.45 million to heirs and pay no federal estate or gift tax. A married couple will be able to shield $10.9 million from federal estate and gift taxes." (Oct 22, 2015)

Delaware mirrors the federal rate, everything over 5.45 million is taxed even if you are a non resident and own assets in Delaware, real estate, bank accounts, for example.


Well? Now we need to know what those pistols are worth! If they're over $10.9 mil, we may have an issue!:confused::confused::confused::eek::eek::eek::)
 
I didn't say that God gave us rights, I said the founding fathers believed that our rights were God Given. The meaning behind that thought is that no man or government body could remove them. You have a choice to believe what you wish.
 
I didn't say that God gave us rights, I said the founding fathers believed that our rights were God Given. The meaning behind that thought is that no man or government body could remove them. You have a choice to believe what you wish.
Of course the Government can remove/modify them. That's what Amendments are for. God gave mankind the freedom of choice. We have the freedom to choose whether we obey laws, or to refuse to obey them. We don't have a right to disobey laws. If you make the wrong choice, there are consequences. You do, of course, have the right to speak to an attorney if you make the wrong choice:D
 
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Sometimes the beneficiaries will divide up the guns among themselves before the estate has been settled. That is a really bad idea. Only the executor or trustee can legally transfer the firearm to the beneficiary.
well this depends, if the guns had record of ownership then yes it's a bad idea but just as in the case of my dad, there was no paperwork or paper trail following any of his firearms, so no one could technically prove they were connected to the estate. We divided them up right off the bat. When I asked my lawyer how can anyone prove my dad had anything that did not have a title and he said, in court they actually can't unless there's photos or someone to testify that he did own a particular item
 
The meaning behind that thought is that no man or government body could remove them. You have a choice to believe what you wish.

If this were true, no court could ever remove any right.

But they do. They can remove everything including life itself.

Because the supreme court has judicial power over all cases that arise under the constitution. None of your rights (except one) are beyond it's reach, and, therefore, beyond the reach of the courts created under it.
 
Fred read the posts above and understand I've had to pay it, so that's my proof.
Yes, you may have had to pay it at one time, but it does not exist today. I'm not exactly sure on this but I'm thinking it was during George W. Bush's Presidency that it was done away with.

As of today...right now....there is absolutely "No Federal Inheritance Tax" Period. End of story.

I'll post this again along with the link.

States with an inheritance tax
The federal government does not have an inheritance tax. The eight states that impose an inheritance tax include Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Of course, state laws are subject to change, so if you are receiving an inheritance, check with your state's tax agency. The tax rates on inheritances can be as low as 1 percent or as high as 20 percent of the value of property and cash you inherit.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Taxes-101/What-are-Inheritance-Taxes-/INF14800.html

Now...You very well may have paid an "Estate Tax, or a State Inheritance Tax, but as of today there is absolutely and I will say it again...absolutely NO FEDERAL INHERITANCE TAX.

Inheritance Tax is not the same as "Estate Tax " or even "Gift Tax" or "State Inheritance Tax"
If you did indeed pay a Federal Inheritance Tax, it was either before the repeal, or someone scammed you. Because as of the last 2 years that I have been involved in an estate probate process, there is No Federal Inheritance Tax.
 
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Attorney.

I'm actually glad the thread went this way, it makes my point.

You are asking for legal advice, on which you are risking your nephew's freedom, and you'll never get any useable legal advice off the internet.

No one posts reasonable legal advice to the internet.

Consult an attorney.
 
Attorney.

I'm actually glad the thread went this way, it makes my point.

You are asking for legal advice, on which you are risking your nephew's freedom, and you'll never get any useable legal advice off the internet.

No one posts reasonable legal advice to the internet.

Consult an attorney.
Exactly. The laws are constantly changing and not only differ in time frame and circumstance, but also differ state to state.
 
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Attorney.

I'm actually glad the thread went this way, it makes my point.

You are asking for legal advice, on which you are risking your nephew's freedom, and you'll never get any useable legal advice off the internet.

No one posts reasonable legal advice to the internet.

Consult an attorney.

Free legal advice, like the bulk of this thread, is worth exactly what you paid for it!
The prisons are full of "sea lawyers" clients.
 
Gun laws were much more restrictive in many towns in the 1800s than they are today. If you didn't comply, you went to jail, or possibly die. The Second Amendment existed at that time.
But the 14th Amendment and the Constitutional case law based on the 14th did not. Essentially, before the 14th Amendment, the states were pretty much free to do as they liked. The Bill of Rights only limited the Federal government's power, not states'.
 

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