{"id":1176,"date":"2023-01-23T11:28:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jleedslawfirm.com\/?page_id=1176"},"modified":"2023-03-08T03:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T03:19:27","slug":"felon-in-possession-of-weapon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jleedslawfirm.com\/felon-in-possession-of-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Attorney for Felon in Possession of Weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1176\" class=\"elementor elementor-1176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73df250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73df250\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9539fd6\" data-id=\"9539fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cf14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00cf14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Houston Weapon Charges Lawyer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82d040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c82d040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you have been charged as a felon in possession of a weapon, you should contact a Houston weapon charges attorney<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">\u00a0as soon as possible. Leeds Law Firm will be happy to review your felon in possession of a weapon case and defend your rights with our team of <a href=\"\/criminal-defense\/\">experienced Houston criminal defense lawyers<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d402c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9d402c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why am I being charged with felon in possession of a weapon?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc767ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc767ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The right to own firearms and other weapons is protected in the Constitution and Texas law. However, convicted felons can legally have that right suspended. Generally, citizens convicted of a felony <b>lose their right to own firearms and other weapons permanently<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace1bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ace1bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What constitutes felon in possession of a weapon?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ecf1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ecf1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most Texans agree that the right to possess firearms is an important right. However, the State of Texas also usually limits the rights of felons to possess weapons after their conviction and\/or release from prison.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c57e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c57e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Texas, felons are not allowed to possess a weapon for 5 years following either conviction or release from prison, whichever is later. After that 5-year period, it is legal for felons to possess weapons in their own homes, but felons are not allowed to possess weapons anywhere else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5977a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5977a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That means that you might be legally allowed to have a self-defense firearm on your property, but you would not be able to take that firearm off your property as a concealed carry, to a gun range, or other public spaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efeeeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1efeeeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it possible to get my right to bear arms back?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d869145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d869145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unfortunately, the only way to get your right to have weapons back as a convicted felon is to <b>receive a full pardon.<\/b> Full pardons are rare, so it is uncommon to get the right to have weapons in public back after a felony conviction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9125d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9125d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the penalties for felon in possession of a weapon in Texas?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe94e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe94e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having a weapon as a felon is itself a felony offense. Depending on previous convictions, you may be considered a repeat offender and are more likely to receive stiffer penalties in court. That is why it is so important to contact a qualified criminal defense lawyer in Houston as soon as possible after being charged as a felon in possession of a weapon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5eaa6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5eaa6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Felon in possession of a weapon is usually a <b>3rd-degree felony charge<\/b>. It carries a possible penalty of 2-10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.00. In some cases, depending on what kind of felony conviction you already have on your record, felon in possession of a weapon charges may also be upgraded to a 2nd-degree felony. In these cases, the fine is still up to $10,000, but prison time varies from 2-20 years instead of 2-10 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecfde6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecfde6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defend Against Your Charges with our Houston Weapon Charges Lawyer!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e39ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e39ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer in Houston for a felon in possession of a weapon charge, <a href=\"\/about-us\/\">Leeds Law Firm<\/a> is here for you. Our team of <a href=\"\/\">Houston attorneys<\/a> is happy to consult on your case and offer the high-quality defense you need and deserve. We will fight for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Weapon Charges Lawyer If you have been charged as a felon in possession of a weapon, you should contact a Houston weapon charges attorney\u00a0as soon as possible. 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