An NFA trust is an estate planning tool which can be used to acquire NFA (Class 3) weapons, suppressors and destructive devices. It usually provides for disposition of property much like a will but over several generations.   Trustee(s) administer the trust's assets for the benefit of the beneficiaries.  When the Trustor (creator of the Trust) dies the trust usually continues with a successor Trustee administering the trust for the remaining beneficiaries.  Such trusts are often used when the Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) of an NFA buyer's home city refuses to sign a Form 4 authorizing the transfer of an NFA weapon.  CLEO signoffs have become an ever increasing problem in today's security conscious world.  An NFA trust or corporation is a separate legal entity.  It is the actual purchaser of the NFA item and not an individual.  Since an individual in not the purchaser (transferee) on the Form 4 (NFA transfer document) no CLEO approval is required.