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Jacksonville, Florida

Firearms / Gun Charges

10-20-Life
You have most likely heard the slogan 10-20-Life. This slogan represents the sentencing guidelines in Florida for gun related crimes. This is how that phrase is broken down. If you commit a crime and you have a gun while committing the crime there is a 10-year minimum mandatory sentence. If you commit a crime and you fire a gun while committing that crime there is a 20-year minimum sentence. If you commit a crime and shoot someone while committing the crime, there is a 25-year to life minimum sentence. Our Criminal Defense Lawyers know the law and can help guide you through this process.  Timing is important please call us immediately if you or someone you know has been arrested for a gun related crime.

An Illegal Firearm
In Florida it is a crime to own or possess and illegal gun. Some guns such as hunting rifles and long barrel shotguns are legal guns. Other guns such as a “sawed off” shotguns, short-barreled rifles, or machine guns are illegal. Having an illegal firearm in Florida is a very serious offense. There are different circumstances that accompany the illegal possession of a gun can lead to different consequences.

A Concealed Firearm
To carry a concealed firearm in Florida you must have a concealed weapons permit issued by the State of Florida. You can be charged with either a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the circumstances surrounding the possession of a concealed weapon without a permit. Often the police do not fully understand Florida law concerning firearms and LAW ABIDING CITIZENS are arrested incorrectly. Our attorneys understand your “right to bear arms” and will fight to defend your rights.

By a Convicted Felon
In Florida if you have been convicted of a felony or you were adjudicated delinquent (a juvenile offense) you MAY NOT possess a gun.  You can be convicted and sentenced for a second degree felony and up to15 years in prison.  Many times people are arrested erroneously for this crime when they are found near a gun that they had no knowledge of (for example a gun under the seat of a car they are riding in). Contact us to defend your innocence!

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