Federal weapons trafficking charges in Houston can be incredibly complex with potentially severe consequences. Understanding the legal parameters of these charges, the long term penalty exposures, and the need for effective defense strategies are crucial for anyone facing such allegations.…
Category: Weapon Crimes
2022
Category: Guns | Weapon Crimes
One of the most heartbreaking moments collectively witnessed as a nation is the slaughter of innocent school children by a person with a gun. No doubt many families watched the events in Uvalde unfold and held their children just a…
2022
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Weapon Crimes
Weapons charges in Texas generally trigger images of large numbers of guns and/or knives. However, when it comes to weapons charges under the law, it doesn’t end with guns or knives. There are many things that are considered weapons.
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2021
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Trafficking | Guns | Weapon Crimes
Crimes committed in Texas sometimes become federal prosecutions. Generally when the federal government assumes jurisdiction over criminal cases the penalties and the actual amont of time spent in prison will be more severe than under the Texas legal system. More…
2020
Category: Guns | Weapon Crimes
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun sales have soared. In Texas, the state’s Attorney General has deemed gun stores essential, meaning they can remain open even during stay-at-home orders.
If you’re a Texas gun dealer, you’re probably…
2019
Category: Guns | Violent Crime | Weapon Crimes
The mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton which left at least 31 people dead reflect the escalating gun violence in the United States.
Although not related, the attacks appear to be racially motivated.
In the wake of…
2017
Category: Prosecutorial Misconduct | Violent Crimes | Weapon Crimes
Two and one-half years after the bloody shootout between rival biker gangs at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015 is no closer to resolution today than it was in 2015. As this blog is being…
2016
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Federal Sentencing | Weapon Crimes
The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984 (“ACCA”) is the federal equivalent of the “three strikes” or “repeat offender” laws now in place in at least 28 states in this country. The ACCA was enacted during the Reagan administration which…