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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> jeffrey winter [mailto:jdwinter@hotmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 15, 2014 4:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] PR's duty re weapons of decedent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I 594 exempted the transferee "of a firearm
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">other than a pistol" </span></em>from its provisions where the firearm was acquired by operation of law upon the death of the former owner.  The transferee of a who acquires a pistol upon the death of the
 former owner, however, must either lawfully transfer it (i.e., through an FFL), or notify the Department of Licensing that "he or she is in possession of the pistol and intends to retain possession of the pistol, in compliance with all federal and state laws."  <br>
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So, in theory, you can transfer a long gun without having to notify Department of Licensing, but not so a pistol (unless the transferee takes it to a FFL to effect a transfer).<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0">Jeffrey D. Winter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0">Law Office of Jeffrey D. Winter, P.S.<br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#0070C0">(509) 925-9606 fax</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:
<a href="mailto:sam@furgasons.com">sam@furgasons.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:15:02 -0800<br>
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] PR's duty re weapons of decedent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I think that there is something in the recently (12/4/14) effective I 594 (or 591, whichever one passed) to that effect.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:Guardhi@aol.com">Guardhi@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 15, 2014 3:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] PR's duty re weapons of decedent</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">It has been told to me that a PR is under a duty to notify department of licensing in Olympia of the existence, in an estate, of pistols and rifles.  Is this true?</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Kenyon Luce</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tacoma, WA</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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