Criminal Defense for Weapons Charges in NYC
A criminal conviction on a weapons charge or other crime may make owning or possessing a firearm illegal in the future. A domestic violence charge or guilty plea on domestic violence even if no weapon was involved may end up being a lifetime ban for possessing a gun or firearm. This is one of the reasons you will want experienced and knowledgeable legal representation for being arrested on weapons charges.
Criminal defense law firms represent clients charged with:
- Possession of an unlicensed handgun, shotgun or rifle
- Possession of outlawed assault weapons
- Possession of a firearm in airplane luggage
- Carrying a concealed weapon without a permit
- Carrying a firearm or deadly weapon into a casino, bank, post office, military base or federal installation
- Unlawful discharge of a firearm
- Use of a gun, knife or other weapon in the commission of another offense
Aggressive, Effective Defense Against Weapons Charges
Weapons charges can be misdemeanor or felony violations, depending on the type of offense and the jurisdiction. This type of offense can be a crime alone or it may be a step up from other charges, as in assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
Any of these weapons charges can result in serious jail or prison time, forfeiture of future rights to possess firearms and have serious consequences for your current or future employment.
Contact a Manhattan Criminal Defense Attorney
Resources
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Crime Victim Bar Association
- National Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc.
- National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Safe Horizons
- Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA)
- Victims Remembered, Inc.
- Women Against Gun Violence
Justice Resources