About Weapons Charges in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Weapons Charges Defense Lawyer

California has extremely strict laws regarding the possession and use of weapons, particularly firearms.  If you have been arrested and charged with a weapons offense, it is crucial that you get legal representation from a Los Angeles weapons charges defense lawyer at once.  Law enforcement has various task forces and programs that are related to getting illegally possessed weapons out of circulation, and they are intent on reducing the number of firearms that are owned without a permit.  At the Law Office of Schwartz & Naderi, the legal team is familiar with all types of weapons charges and can provide skilled legal representation in all types of weapons charges, including the following:

• Illegal possession of a firearm (no permit)
• Illegal sale of a firearm
• Use of a weapon in the commission of a crime
• Illegally transporting firearms
• A convicted felon in possession of a firearm
• Concealed weapons charges
• Assault with a deadly weapon (knives, clubs, any object that can cause injury)
• Illegal possession of an assault weapon

Weapons Charge Defense Attorney in L.A.

When facing a weapons charge it is crucial that you have a skilled criminal defense lawyer representing you.  There are often strong options for the defense, such as violation of your rights in the search and seizure actions taken by law enforcement.  When police have violated constitutional rights in gaining evidence against you, there can be court challenges filed to suppress the evidence.  When these challenges are successful, it is possible that there will be no evidence that can be used in court to convict you, and in some cases the charges are dismissed.

The legal team at the firm must evaluate every aspect of your case and how the arrest was made, the evidence obtained, and all other details of the case in order to determine how to move forward with a defense strategy.  The more quickly you act, the more likely something can be done about defending a weapons charge.  A strong defense ordinarily starts prior to any questioning by law enforcement, and it is strongly advised that you contact the criminal defense lawyer at the firm without delay on any weapons offense.