It is critical that you seek legal counsel as soon as you have been accused of this serious crime. Our firm handles all weapons offense cases, including the following:

• • Misdemeanor — Such as recklessly handling a gun or other dangerous weapon, intentionally pointing a gun (regardless of whether unloaded or loaded) toward another, manufacturing or selling a slingshot or “sand club”, manufacturing, transferring, or possessing metal knuckles or a switch blade, or possessing any other dangerous article or substance for the purpose of being used as a weapon against another.
• • Gross misdemeanor — Including any of the above, if the offense was committed in a public housing zone, school property or park the charge.
• • Felony level — Selling or possessing any firearm silencer or sound muffler and recklessly discharging a firearm within city limits. For these offenses you could be looking at up to two years in prison and $5,000 in fines. If either of these two offenses are committed on public housing property, school property or in a park the potential sentence is elevated to up to 5 years in prison and fines of up to $10,000. Intentionally discharging a firearm in a situation that endangers the safety of another is another serious charge that carries a 5-year prison term and $10,000 in fines.

Drive by shooting cases, including recklessly discharging a firearm at or toward another vehicle or a building while in or just having exited from a motor vehicle, as well as recklessly discharging a firearm toward a person or occupied building or vehicle. These serious weapon offenses come with up to 3 years in prison and $6,000 in fines or 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines, respectively.