I got a DENIED from my notary

[jcarpenter]

I completed an AR15 80% lower recently and assembled an AR15. In an effort to document the build before 1 Oct I took pictures of the weapon and went to the UPS store in Westminster to get a notary to sign the paper on which I had printed the pictures of the finished gun and lower. The notary refused to perform the service. He said he was not comfortable with the situation and would not risk his stamp on something with respect to weapons. He was happy to write down his reasons and sign the paper on which he wrote the reasons.

So how do I document my AR15 build before 1 Oct?

John C

 

[pilotguy299]

Find another notary.

 

[mward]

Go find another notary?

 

[Mrhyde]

weird. Go to another notary.

 

[Mrhyde]

By the way. Good idea to prove you had a complete rifle before October.

 

[Inigoes]

Notary is a hoplophobe

Go find another!

 

[GoGoGadget]

Notary is a hoplophobe

Go find another!

Agreed. Plus, UPS stores are notoriously Anti-2A

 

[daggo66]

Maybe you didn't word it correctly. They are just affirming your signature. you want to have a statement along with your pictures regarding your ownership as of a specified date. You then sign that document in front of them and they are merely affirming your signature, not whether or not your statement is true or even has any merit.

 

[jimbobborg]

Most banks have one on staff. Go to YOUR bank and have one do it for you. It's gratis for customers.

 

[mxrider]

Or if you feel like making a long drive, I'll do it for you

 

[BigSteve57]

Rusty Shackleford offered an affidavit service:

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=131449

 

[jonnyl]

Did he date the paper?

 

[gungate]

What an ass! I'm a notary in Damascus - stop by and I'll notarize it all.

 

[matt]

By the way. Good idea to prove you had a complete rifle before October.

Better idea- make them prove you didn't have a complete rifle before 10/1...

And don't answer their questions...

 

[JailHouseLiar]

I completed an AR15 80% lower recently and assembled an AR15. In an effort to document the build before 1 Oct I took pictures of the weapon and went to the UPS store in Westminster to get a notary to sign the paper on which I had printed the pictures of the finished gun and lower. The notary refused to perform the service. He said he was not comfortable with the situation and would not risk his stamp on something with respect to weapons. He was happy to write down his reasons and sign the paper on which he wrote the reasons.

So how do I document my AR15 build before 1 Oct?

John C

Notary needs reporting. A Notary only attests to the fact it is you signing the document. The contents of the document are not relevant. He needs to read the book they give when they make him official.

I'm a Notary and have to take a drive to Bollingers, but not until 10/3.

 

[mtel]

Well that's just ridiculous. Clearly that notary doesn't understand his job has nothing to do with the document's contents.

ETA: Dupe! JailHouse posted while I was typing.

 

[llkoolkeg]

I'm a notary.

The problem may be less the weapons thing and more what you are actually asking of them. Notaries can confirm identities according to ID cards but they are generally not experts on weapons or types or how to document them. If you want to document what you have and when you had it, just buy a Wall Street Journal and lay out your collection upon it, being sure to capture on video or camera the details you want to preserve(weapon configurations, newspaper date, etc.) and not those you wouldn't, e.g. serial#, perhaps.

 

[PeePeeMcGee]

Id do it for you but Im in southern md.

 

[NateIU10]

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=131449&highlight=affidavit

Not that far from Westminster.

 

[mdsbrain]

I went to my local Bank and had no issue and no fee.