Gun Charge Lawyer Tucson “Could not ask for a better outcome.” —5-Star Client Review
- Board-Certified Criminal Defense Specialist
- 50+ Years of Combined Experience
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We Get Results For Clients Facing The Toughest Charges
Although we have some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country, most gun crimes are charged as felonies in Arizona. This can result in years behind bars, six-figure fines, and the loss of many liberties, including your right to own a firearm. If your freedom is at stake, place your trust in a firm known for helping clients get the best outcomes in criminal cases.
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Losing your freedom is not an option.
If you or a loved one faces gun charges, it's never too soon to get in touch with our attorneys. During your consultation, you will talk to a lawyer—not a paralegal. They will review the details of your case, answer your questions, and help you decide whether we are the right firm to protect your liberties. With more than 50 years of combined experience, our award-winning attorneys are prepared to help you get the best possible outcome. Request your free consultation now:
Our Clients Pay Flat Fees
We collect trust money upfront, and out-of-pocket expenses are billed against it. Some cases require pretrial work that will incur other fees, but most commonly, our clients pay flat fees.
There are more affordable criminal defense firms in the Tucson area, but you will have difficulty finding a firm with a small, award-winning team that can give your case the work and attention it deserves. Our attorneys have repeatedly demonstrated that if there are any weaknesses in the case against you, they can find them and use them to protect your freedom.
Why Clients Call Us
When Facing Criminal Gun Charges
- Free initial consultations with an attorney—not a paralegal.
- Joe St. Louis is certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Criminal Defense specialist.
- Mr. St. Louis has represented clients at over 200 jury trials.
- We excel at picking juries that understand your position.
- We work with experts and investigators who can help dissect the state’s case and expose all weaknesses.
“We don’t win cases because the prosecutors like us. We win by working our cases to death, and because we never stop working for our clients” –Joseph P. St. Louis
Misconduct Involving a Weapon The Most Common Gun Charge in Arizona
“Misconduct with a weapon” is a charge that can refer to a number of offenses, including:
- Committing a crime while having a gun on your person or in your vehicle
- Unlawfully possessing a gun (unlawful possessors include felons and people on probation or parole)
- Selling a gun to a prohibited possessor
- Failing to accurately answer a police officer about whether you are armed
- Concealed carry by someone under age 21
- Carrying a gun in a prohibited location such as school grounds or a polling place
- Possessing a gun with a removed serial number
- Removing the serial number from a gun
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Our attorneys can quickly identify factors and circumstances that can result in dropped charges or acquittal. For example:
- You may not have intended to use a gun in your possession to commit a crime.
- If you were stopped while driving your friend's car and didn't know there was a gun in the glove box, you may have told police you were unarmed because you honestly thought you were.
- Police may have conducted an illegal search and seizure to find the gun in question.
The surest defense is the truth. Our attorneys are here to make the facts known so you don't lose your freedom. Call now:
Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm
If you fire a gun in or toward a municipality with criminal negligence, you could be charged with the unlawful discharge of a firearm. Our attorneys will study the circumstances of the incident in question to find any evidence that the charges are unwarranted or that your actions were lawful.
Possible defense strategies include:
- Self-defense: You fired the gun to protect yourself or others.
- Mechanical failure: The gun was fired accidentally due to factors such as mechanical failure, but not due to negligence on your part.
- Proximity: The gun was fired more than a mile away from an occupied structure.
Though you may feel confident that your actions were lawful, convincing a jury of your innocence requires legal expertise, compelling evidence, and an advanced ability to make your position understood. Unlawful discharge of a firearm is a felony; don't take chances with your future or your freedom. Reach out to our firm to request your free case review with an award-winning attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you or a loved one were arrested on gun charges, the best way to get answers to your many questions is to request your free consultation with our attorneys. In the meantime, we have provided some answers to frequently asked questions to help you prepare for a constructive exchange:
Are my gun charges based on an illegal search and seizure?
We will need to examine the circumstances, but the basic principle at play is that law enforcement does not have the right to search your person or your vehicle without probable cause (a reason to believe that you committed a crime). Judges ultimately decide whether there was probable cause; if our attorneys believe you are the victim of illegal search and seizure, they can present an argument during a preliminary hearing to potentially have charges dropped before the case goes to trial.
Is it legal to fire a warning shot?
People are generally justified in firing a warning shot if they would also be considered justified in shooting someone as an act of self-defense. As a criminal defense attorney who is considered an authority on self-defense law, Joe St. Louis can help protect your freedom if you believe your gun charges are the result of a justified act.
I'm a felon. Will the jury know this before they decide whether I unlawfully possessed the gun?
Because it's our job to minimize prejudice that could result in a miscarriage of justice, your attorney can file a motion to keep a jury from knowing you're a felon before they make that decision. Ultimately, though, it will depend on your unique charges and whether that information is relevant to the case.
