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Firearm/Weapon Offenses

It is vital to understand that merely possessing a weapon when you are charged with another crime can add years to a prison sentence. If you are facing charges for a weapons offense, McCarthy Lebit’s experienced criminal trial attorneys can defend you.

Who We Are

We have a thorough understanding of Ohio’s gun crime laws and will fight diligently for your rights. We have a strong track record of having won many acquittals for our clients facing serious criminal firearms allegations.

The head of our Criminal Defense practice group, Rob Glickman (also our Managing Principal), formerly served as an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor in the Major Trial Unit where he was responsible for handling aggravated murder, white collar crime, and other high-profile cases. Before joining McCarthy Lebit Rob served as a Judge on Court of Common Pleas presiding over similar cases.

How We Help

You can expect more from McCarthy Lebit’s criminal lawyers because we know how to uncover the facts of a case. We’ll dig through the details – verifying that your arrest was conducted in accordance with the law. This detail is significant in the event you were pulled over during a traffic stop and the police’s actions infringed upon your Fourth Amendment rights. Knowing this critical detail can be the difference between jail time or dismissal of the case entirely.

Defense of weapons offenses requires extensive knowledge of complex firearms laws. Examples of offenses that our attorneys defend include:

  • Carrying a Concealed Weapon
  • Distributing Firearms
  • Having a Weapon While Under Disability
  • Illegal Conveyance of a Deadly Weapon
  • Improper Discharge of a Firearm
  • Improperly Handling a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
  • Transporting Firearms
  • Use of a Weapon While Intoxicated

Who We Represent

Our criminal attorneys represent individuals charged with various weapons offenses, including carrying a concealed weapon, transporting firearms, and distributing firearms.

We also represent individuals charged with weapon possession while under a disability. Under Ohio law, a firearm disability originates from a conviction for any felony offense of violence or any offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking of any drug of abuse.

Similarly, under federal law, a person convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term longer than one year is prohibited from knowingly acquiring, having, carrying, or using any firearm or ammunition. Federal law also prohibits firearm possession by persons convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.