Tempe Gun and Weapons Crime Defense Lawyer

Aggressive gun and weapon laws in Arizona aim to keep people safe, and understanding these laws is the responsibility of every owner. Firearms are prominent in Arizona, but if any of these laws seem to be violated, you can expect law enforcement to do all it can to hold you responsible. A Tempe gun and weapons crime defense lawyer from Suzuki Law Offices will fight for your rights.

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Why Choose Suzuki Law Offices for Your Defense

Any type of gun charge is a serious one. You could face fines, jail time, and a criminal record that makes it hard to obtain a job or get housing. With so much on the line, choosing an experienced and proven gun and weapons crime defense attorney in Tempe to guide you is critical. There are several benefits to selecting our team:

• Former prosecutors on your side: Our legal team includes former federal prosecutors who know how the other side of the courtroom works, and we know how to expose weaknesses in their case against you.
• Experience in challenging cases: Many weapons charges involve complex situations with misidentification, lack of communication, and aggravating factors. We fight for you in every situation.
• Dedication to your best outcome: Once you hire our gun and weapons criminal defense attorneys in Tempe, you have an advocate who is working to the highest level of the law to protect your future.

One of the most important reasons to hire our legal team as your attorney is that we are passionate about providing you with compassionate legal support during every part of your case. We bring experience with Tempe laws and incredible dedication to our clients because we know you need someone on your side. 

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Types of Firearm Crimes in Tempe

The goal of Arizona law (13-3102) is to protect those who own firearms and the public from risk. There are several firearms charges you could face, each carrying its own potential consequences. Examples of these laws include:

• Illegal possession: A person not allowed to possess a firearm has one on their person, often including felons, those with a domestic violence restraining order, or those who are mentally incapacitated
• Misconduct involving weapons: A person using weapons in some type of dangerous, unlawful, or unethical manner, such as possessing a deadly weapon near a school
• Use of a firearm during a crime: A person committed a crime with a firearm, such as armed robbery, or engaged in other dangerous crimes, such as assault
• Unlawful discharge of a firearm: A person discharges a firearm into the air without any reason, firing in a reckless manner, or accidentally firing a weapon
• Carrying a weapon in a prohibited area: Examples of this include schools, federal buildings, airports, courthouses, polling stations, or public events
• Possession of illegal firearms or modifications to them: A person carrying an automatic weapon, a suppressor without authorization, or a sawed-off shotgun

Prosecutors will use any evidence they can to make these charges stick to you, and often, that comes at the risk of holding you accountable to a degree that does not fit the crime. If you are suspected or charged with any of these crimes, seeking a defense lawyer is critical to protecting your future. A gun and weapons crime defense lawyer in Tempe knows how to fight for the best possible outcome in your case.

Potential Defense Strategies in Gun and Weapons Cases

Once our team gathers the insight necessary to help you with your case, we go to work building a strong, personalized defense strategy that utilizes all available evidence to protect you. Each situation is different, and while not all cases can result in charges being dropped, we will work diligently to get the lowest possible charges applied. Some of the potential defense strategies we may recommend include:

• Self-defense: Self-defense may be a legal defense in situations where you can demonstrate you were preventing injury to yourself or others, and you can demonstrate the threat was real and your response was justified
• Lack of knowledge: If you did not know you had a firearm in your possession, or you did not know your limitations, a lack of knowledge defense strategy may shed doubt on the prosecutor’s theory
• Unlawful search: Demonstrate that law enforcement illegally searched and seized your firearms, a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, may create doubt
• Improper handling of evidence: This defense focuses on demonstrating that law enforcement did not handle the situation as required, that protocols in the collection process were not followed, or that the transport of evidence was not done as expected
• Lack of intent to commit a crime: Demonstrate there was no lack of criminal intent involved in your actions

These are some of the potential defense strategies in your case, but they are far from the only expected options that our lawyer may present. 

We believe in exhausting all measures allowable under the law, including gathering additional evidence or refuting existing information. Our experience in this area works to protect you, as evidenced by our client reviews and testimonials.

Do Not Assume You Have No Options

One of the biggest mistakes you can make if you are facing these serious charges is not to seek out a criminal defense attorney to help you. In every situation, you need an attorney who will protect your rights and build a strong strategy to minimize potential consequences in any way the law allows. 

You do not have to face this case alone or with the limited help of a busy court-appointed attorney.

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We fight for our clients, and our decades of experience make that possible. Turn to Suzuki Law Offices for the one-on-one support you need at this very trying time and learn about your rights, defense strategies, and the best possible steps to take next. 

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