Reliable Advice If You're Charged With a Weapons Offense
With some of the nation's strictest gun and weapons laws, New York City is a bad place to be arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm or illegal knife. Galluzzo & Johnson's criminal defense lawyers advise people about the best ways to resolve weapons offenses in the city and the surrounding communities. Contact our office in Manhattan to learn more about your options.
Get an Attorney's Advice About Resolving New York Gun Charges
Many of our clients facing gun or weapons charges are visitors from out of state who don't know about New York's strict approach to these offenses. People can get arrested for concealed gun or unlawful possession charges in traffic stops, airport security checks, police calls for public intoxication or disorderly conduct, and other circumstances that have nothing at all to do with assault, robbery or other actual uses of a weapon.
Most common is clients getting caught with a loaded weapon. If you are caught with a loaded weapon, you will face felony charges.
The goal at our law firm is to make sure that your exposure to punishment is as light as possible on any weapons offense. We will fight to have the charges reduced or dismissed.
If you have a prior record, however, your gun possession is likely to be charged as a felony, and we'll need to attack the circumstances of the arrest and search that turned up the evidence against you. For additional information about our experience with the defense of New York weapons charges of all kinds, contact Galluzzo & Johnson in Manhattan.
