Being charged with weapons offenses in Oceano can feel like your Second Amendment rights and freedom are being stripped away—but you’re not alone, and you have options. Whether you’re dealing with felony firearm possession charges as prohibited person under PC 29800, carrying concealed weapons without permits, carrying loaded firearms in public or vehicles, assault with deadly weapon including firearms under PC 245, possession of illegal weapons including assault weapons or short-barreled shotguns, gun violence restraining orders resulting in firearm confiscation, prohibited persons restrictions from prior convictions or restraining orders, possession of ammunition by prohibited persons, bringing firearms to prohibited locations including schools, felon in possession of firearms facing years in prison and permanent firearm prohibition, possession of dirks or daggers, possession of brass knuckles or other prohibited weapons, manufacturing or selling illegal firearms, or serious felony charges that could result in years in state prison and permanent loss of gun rights, understanding California’s complex and strict weapons laws is the first step toward protecting your freedom, preserving Second Amendment rights when possible, challenging illegal searches and seizures, demonstrating lack of knowledge or control over weapons, and achieving outcomes that don’t result in permanent firearm prohibition in Oceano—a coastal community in South San Luis Obispo County where hunting, sport shooting, and lawful firearm ownership are common but weapons charges result in immediate arrest, pretrial detention, aggressive prosecution, and consequences including years in prison, permanent gun rights loss, and severe restrictions when many charges involve lawful gun owners making technical violations, temporary possession without criminal intent, or situations where defendants didn’t know weapons were present in vehicles or homes requiring aggressive defense challenging knowledge, possession, and prosecutorial overreach criminalizing conduct that doesn’t warrant destroying gun rights and freedom.
At Central Coast Criminal Defense, we’ve defended Oceano residents against weapons charges since 2010. We know the San Luis Obispo County courts where Oceano cases are prosecuted, the judges at San Luis Obispo Superior Court who handle weapons matters from South County, the aggressive prosecutors who seek prison sentences and permanent gun rights loss, Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol who conduct vehicle searches discovering weapons, and—most importantly—we know how to fight for results that protect what matters most: dismissed charges through illegal searches when weapons were discovered through Fourth Amendment violations, demonstrated lack of possession or knowledge when defendants didn’t know weapons were present, challenged prohibited person status when prior convictions were expunged or reduced, reduced charges from felonies to misdemeanors avoiding prison and gun rights loss, not guilty verdicts at trial when prosecution cannot prove knowing possession beyond reasonable doubt, and preserved gun rights when possible for lawful owners making technical violations—fighting for outcomes that recognize California’s weapons laws are complex, confusing, and often criminalize innocent conduct by lawful gun owners, that many weapons charges arise from illegal vehicle searches without probable cause, that temporary possession of weapons without criminal intent shouldn’t result in years in prison, and that prohibited person restrictions sometimes apply to individuals who completed sentences and rehabilitation decades ago deserving restoration of constitutional rights when they pose no danger to community but face permanent gun prohibition destroying hunting, sport shooting, and self-defense rights in rural Oceano area where firearms are common tools for recreation and protection.
What Are Weapons Crimes Under California Law?
Weapons offenses in California encompass a broad range of crimes involving firearms, knives, and other dangerous weapons, carrying severe penalties including years in state prison and permanent loss of Second Amendment rights. California has some of the nation’s strictest gun laws including comprehensive prohibited persons restrictions, assault weapons bans, registration requirements, and complex regulations creating criminal liability for conduct that’s lawful in other states. Major weapons offenses include felon in possession of firearm (PC 29800) prohibiting anyone with felony convictions from possessing firearms carrying 16 months to 3 years prison, carrying concealed firearm without permit (PC 25400) carrying up to 3 years prison, carrying loaded firearm in public (PC 25850) carrying up to 3 years prison, assault with firearm (PC 245(a)(2)) carrying 3-12 years prison and strike conviction, possession of assault weapons (PC 30605) carrying up to 3 years prison, possession of short-barreled shotgun/rifle (PC 33215) carrying up to 3 years prison, carrying firearms in schools or government buildings (PC 626.9) carrying up to 7 years prison, possession of ammunition by prohibited persons (PC 30305), possession of silencers, possession of destructive devices, manufacturing firearms without license, selling firearms without license, straw purchases of firearms, and possession of dirks, daggers, brass knuckles, or other prohibited weapons under various Penal Code sections. Most critically, weapons convictions result in permanent loss of gun rights under federal (18 USC 922(g)) and California (PC 29800) law prohibiting convicted felons and certain misdemeanor offenders from ever possessing firearms again, and many weapons offenses are strike felonies under Three Strikes Law doubling or tripling future sentences.
California’s prohibited persons laws (PC 29800-29825) prohibit firearm possession by anyone with felony convictions, certain violent misdemeanor convictions including domestic violence, mental health holds or commitments, restraining orders, juvenile adjudications for serious offenses, narcotic addiction findings, and other disqualifying factors—with violations carrying 16 months to 3 years prison. Carrying concealed firearms (PC 25400) and carrying loaded firearms in public or vehicles (PC 25850) are crimes unless defendants have valid CCW permits or qualify for exemptions including transport to/from homes to shooting ranges, hunting with valid licenses, or other specific circumstances. Assault weapons defined under PC 30515 include semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines and certain features, requiring registration or face up to 3 years prison for possession. In Oceano and throughout San Luis Obispo County, weapons charges commonly arise from vehicle searches by Sheriff’s deputies or Highway Patrol discovering firearms during traffic stops, domestic violence incidents where firearms are discovered in homes, probation or parole searches revealing weapons, prohibited persons discovered with firearms through investigations, carrying loaded firearms in vehicles on Highway 1 or Oceano streets, possession of unregistered assault weapons, bringing firearms to prohibited locations, and situations where lawful gun owners make technical violations of California’s complex weapons regulations not intending criminal conduct. Weapons prosecutions at San Luis Obispo Superior Court involve officer testimony about weapon discoveries, physical evidence of firearms or weapons, proof of prohibited person status through criminal history records, gun registration records or lack thereof, ballistics evidence when applicable, and determinations whether defendants knowingly possessed weapons distinguishing actual possession from constructive possession when weapons were in vehicles or homes with multiple occupants.
What many Oceano residents charged with weapons offenses don’t understand is that illegal searches and seizures violate Fourth Amendment requiring suppression of weapons evidence when police lacked probable cause for vehicle searches or home entries, lack of knowledge or control defeats possession charges when defendants didn’t know weapons were in vehicles or homes, temporary possession without criminal intent can be defended when defendants briefly possessed weapons to dispose or secure them, prohibited person status can sometimes be challenged through expungement of prior convictions or demonstrating disqualifying convictions were reduced or dismissed, and many weapons charges involve lawful gun owners making technical violations of California’s confusing regulations not intending crimes. Additionally, weapons defenses include lack of possession when defendants didn’t actually or constructively possess weapons, lack of knowledge when defendants didn’t know weapons were present in vehicles or homes they occupied, illegal searches requiring suppression when police violated Fourth Amendment, necessity when defendants possessed weapons temporarily to prevent harm or dispose properly, right to bear arms under Second Amendment when restrictions are unconstitutionally applied, mistake of fact when defendants didn’t know conduct violated law, and insufficient evidence when prosecution cannot prove knowing possession beyond reasonable doubt particularly in constructive possession cases with multiple vehicle or home occupants. California law also recognizes exemptions for transporting unloaded firearms in locked containers to/from legal activities, carrying firearms on private property with owner permission, and other lawful conduct that police sometimes charge as crimes through misapplication of complex statutes. Without aggressive representation that challenges illegal searches through Fourth Amendment motions suppressing weapon evidence, demonstrates lack of knowledge or possession when weapons were in shared spaces, challenges prohibited person status through prior conviction analysis, presents exemptions or defenses to carrying charges, retains firearms experts when necessary, and fights through trial when prosecution cannot prove knowing possession, you risk years in prison for conduct that wasn’t criminal or involved weapons you didn’t know about, permanent loss of Second Amendment rights when prior convictions were minor or decades old, convictions based on illegally obtained evidence when searches violated constitutional rights, and destruction of hunting, sport shooting, and self-defense rights when many Oceano residents lawfully own firearms for recreation and protection in rural coastal area where firearms are common but California’s complex regulations create criminal liability for innocent technical violations that shouldn’t result in prison sentences and permanent gun rights loss when defendants weren’t dangerous criminals but lawful owners making mistakes or temporarily possessing weapons without criminal intent deserving alternative outcomes preserving constitutional rights.
- Legal Definition: Weapons offenses include felon in possession of firearm (PC 29800) carrying 16 months-3 years prison and permanent gun rights loss, carrying concealed firearm without permit (PC 25400), carrying loaded firearm in public (PC 25850), assault with firearm (PC 245(a)(2)) carrying 3-12 years prison and strike conviction, possession of assault weapons (PC 30605), possession of short-barreled weapons, ammunition possession by prohibited persons (PC 30305), and prohibited weapons including dirks, daggers, brass knuckles, with prohibited persons laws (PC 29800-29825) prohibiting firearm possession by felons, domestic violence offenders, persons with restraining orders, mental health commitments, and other disqualifying factors resulting in permanent Second Amendment rights loss.
- Why It’s Devastating: Weapons convictions result in years in state prison for serious offenses, permanent loss of Second Amendment rights prohibiting all future firearm possession for life, inability to hunt or participate in sport shooting, loss of self-defense options, immediate arrest and detention on high bail, felony records appearing on background checks destroying employment, immigration consequences including deportation for non-citizens, and strike convictions counting forever under Three Strikes Law—with consequences being particularly severe for Oceano residents in rural coastal area where hunting, sport shooting, and firearm ownership for protection are common but convictions permanently eliminate these rights.
- Common Situations: Vehicle searches by Sheriff’s deputies or Highway Patrol discovering firearms during traffic stops on Highway 1, prohibited persons discovered with firearms through investigations or probation searches, carrying loaded firearms in vehicles without CCW permits, domestic violence incidents where firearms are discovered in homes, possession of unregistered assault weapons, bringing firearms to prohibited locations including schools, felon in possession charges for individuals with old prior convictions, and situations involving lawful gun owners making technical violations of California’s complex regulations, shared vehicles or homes where multiple people have access to weapons, temporary possession to dispose or secure firearms, and illegal searches without probable cause discovering weapons requiring Fourth Amendment challenges suppressing evidence.
Fourth Amendment Protects You: Police need probable cause for vehicle searches. Lack of knowledge defeats possession charges. Many weapons charges arise from illegal searches. Second Amendment rights deserve protection. Call +1 (805) 621-7181 IMMEDIATELY if charged with weapons offense—your gun rights and freedom depend on immediate aggressive defense challenging illegal searches and demonstrating lack of knowledge or possession.
Weapons Charges We Defend in Oceano
We defend clients against all weapons charges in Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, and surrounding South County areas. Here are the offenses we handle:
Prohibited Persons – Felon in Possession
- Felon in Possession of Firearm (PC 29800)
Felons possessing firearms or ammunition | Serious: 16 months-3 years prison, permanent gun rights loss, challenge prior conviction validity, demonstrate expungement or reduction - Prohibited Person Due to Domestic Violence (PC 29805)
Persons with DV convictions possessing firearms for 10 years | Federal and state prohibition: Challenge DV conviction validity, demonstrate 10-year period expired, restore rights when eligible - Prohibited Person Due to Restraining Orders
Persons subject to restraining orders possessing firearms | Duration of order: Challenge restraining order validity, demonstrate order expired or terminated, temporary prohibition - Prohibited Person Due to Mental Health (PC 8100-8103)
Persons with mental health holds or commitments possessing firearms | Five-year prohibition: Challenge commitment findings, demonstrate restoration eligibility, petition for rights restoration
Carrying Firearms Offenses
- Carrying Concealed Firearm (PC 25400)
Carrying concealed firearms in vehicles or on person without CCW permit | Felony: 16 months-3 years prison, demonstrate exemptions for transport to legal activities, challenge concealment allegations - Carrying Loaded Firearm in Public (PC 25850)
Carrying loaded firearms in public places or vehicles | Felony: Up to 3 years prison, demonstrate exemptions, challenge whether loaded, present CCW permit when valid - Carrying Loaded Firearm in Vehicle
Having loaded firearms in vehicles on Highway 1 or Oceano streets | Common: Challenge whether loaded, demonstrate transport to legal activities, present valid CCW or hunting license - CCW Violations
Carrying firearms outside permitted locations on CCW permits | Defense: Demonstrate compliance with CCW terms, challenge location restrictions, present permit as defense
Assault with Firearm
- Assault with Firearm (PC 245(a)(2))
Assault using firearms against others | Serious strike: 3-12 years prison, 85% custody, challenge assault allegations, demonstrate self-defense, no intent to assault - Assault with Semiautomatic Firearm (PC 245(b))
Assault using semiautomatic weapons | Enhanced: 3-9 years prison, challenge weapon classification, demonstrate self-defense or lack of assault - Brandishing Weapon (PC 417)
Drawing or exhibiting firearms in threatening manner | Misdemeanor or felony: Challenge threatening manner, demonstrate self-defense display, accidental exposure
Illegal Weapons Possession
- Possession of Assault Weapons (PC 30605)
Possessing unregistered assault weapons defined under California law | Felony: 16 months-3 years prison, challenge weapon classification under complex definitions, demonstrate registration or exemptions - Possession of Short-Barreled Shotgun/Rifle (PC 33215)
Possessing shotguns under 18 inches or rifles under 16 inches | Felony: Up to 3 years prison, challenge barrel length measurements, demonstrate registration exceptions - Possession of Machine Guns (PC 32625)
Possessing fully automatic firearms | Serious felony: Prison time, challenge whether weapon is actually machine gun, demonstrate pre-1986 registration - Possession of Silencers/Suppressors (PC 33410)
Possessing sound suppressors or silencers | Felony: Challenge possession and knowledge, demonstrate lawful ownership under federal law - Possession of Destructive Devices
Possessing explosives, grenades, or explosive devices | Serious: Prison time, challenge device classification, demonstrate lawful ownership or lack of knowledge
Firearms in Prohibited Locations
- Firearms in Schools or School Zones (PC 626.9)
Possessing firearms on school grounds or within 1,000 feet | Felony: 2-7 years prison, demonstrate exemptions for CCW holders or lack of knowledge of school zone - Firearms in Government Buildings
Bringing firearms into courthouses or government facilities | Felony: Challenge whether defendant knew location was prohibited, demonstrate exemptions - Firearms in Prohibited Public Places
Bringing firearms to locations like airports, state parks with restrictions | Defense: Demonstrate lack of knowledge, exemptions, or lawful transport through prohibited areas
Ammunition Offenses
- Possession of Ammunition by Prohibited Persons (PC 30305)
Prohibited persons possessing ammunition | Misdemeanor or felony: Challenge prohibited person status, demonstrate lack of possession or knowledge - Large Capacity Magazines (PC 32310)
Possessing magazines holding over 10 rounds | California ban: Challenge possession date showing pre-ban ownership, demonstrate exemptions - Armor-Piercing Ammunition
Possessing armor-piercing or certain types of ammunition | Felony: Challenge ammunition classification, demonstrate lawful possession or lack of knowledge
Illegal Firearm Transactions
- Selling Firearms Without License
Engaging in firearms sales without FFL | Federal and state crimes: Challenge whether transactions constitute dealing, demonstrate private party transfers - Straw Purchases
Buying firearms for prohibited persons | Federal felony: Challenge knowledge of buyer’s prohibited status, demonstrate legitimate purchase - Manufacturing Firearms Without License
Building firearms without required licenses or serial numbers | Felony: Challenge manufacturing allegations, demonstrate lawful home building with serialization
Other Prohibited Weapons
- Dirk or Dagger (PC 21310)
Carrying concealed dirks, daggers, or fixed-blade knives | Misdemeanor: Challenge whether knife qualifies as dirk/dagger, demonstrate utility knife not weapon - Switchblade Knives (PC 21510)
Possessing automatic opening knives | Misdemeanor: Challenge knife classification, demonstrate assisted opening not automatic - Brass Knuckles (PC 21810)
Possessing metal knuckles or similar weapons | Misdemeanor: Challenge possession and knowledge - Nunchucks and Prohibited Martial Arts Weapons
Possessing martial arts weapons | Restrictions relaxed: Challenge possession allegations, demonstrate legal ownership - Ballistic Knives
Knives with ejecting blades | Felony: Challenge weapon classification
Gun Violence Restraining Orders
- Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO)
Court orders prohibiting firearm possession based on danger findings | Firearm confiscation: Fight orders at hearings, challenge danger findings, demonstrate safe ownership, petition for termination - GVRO Violations
Possessing firearms while subject to gun violence restraining orders | Criminal charges: Challenge order validity, demonstrate compliance, seek order termination
Firearm Enhancements
- Personal Use of Firearm (PC 12022.5)
Enhancement for using firearms during felonies | Adds 3-10 years: Challenge whether defendant personally used weapon, demonstrate presence without use - Armed with Firearm (PC 12022(a))
Enhancement for being armed during felonies | Adds 1 year: Challenge whether armed, demonstrate lack of knowledge of weapon presence - Discharge of Firearm (PC 12022.53)
Enhancement for firing guns during serious felonies | Adds 10-25 years or life: Challenge discharge allegations, demonstrate someone else fired
Rights Restoration
- Certificate of Rehabilitation for Firearm Rights
Petitioning for gun rights restoration after prohibitions | Relief: Demonstrate rehabilitation, no danger to public, lawful ownership, restore Second Amendment rights when eligible - Reduction of Prior Convictions
Reducing felonies to misdemeanors to restore gun rights | PC 17(b): Reduce wobbler felonies eliminating firearm prohibition, restore rights for lawful ownership - Challenging Prohibited Person Status
Demonstrating prior convictions were expunged, reduced, or dismissed | Defense: Present documentation showing prohibition no longer applies, challenge prohibited person element
Charged with weapons offense in Oceano? Police need probable cause for vehicle searches. Lack of knowledge defeats possession charges. Many charges involve illegal searches. Do not consent to searches. Call +1 (805) 621-7181 IMMEDIATELY—your gun rights and freedom depend on immediate defense challenging searches and demonstrating lack of knowledge before evidence is used against you.
What’s at Stake: Prison and Permanent Gun Rights Loss
Weapons convictions carry severe consequences including prison and permanent Second Amendment rights loss. Here’s what you face:
Criminal Penalties
- State prison 16 months-3 years for felon in possession and carrying offenses
- State prison 3-12 years for assault with firearm as strike offense
- Enhanced sentences 10-25 years for firearm use during felonies
- Immediate arrest and high bail or no bail for serious weapons charges
- Probation violations if currently supervised
- Federal prosecution for certain weapons offenses
- Forfeiture of firearms and weapons to law enforcement
Permanent Rights Loss
- Permanent loss of Second Amendment rights prohibiting all future firearm possession
- Lifetime prohibition on hunting with firearms
- Inability to participate in sport shooting or gun ranges
- Loss of self-defense options in rural Oceano area
- Felony records appearing on background checks destroying employment
- Immigration consequences including deportation for non-citizens
- Strike convictions counting forever under Three Strikes Law
- Professional license consequences in security and law enforcement
⚠️ Weapons convictions result in permanent loss of Second Amendment rights for life. Many charges involve illegal searches. Do not consent to searches. Call immediately for emergency weapons defense challenging illegal searches and protecting gun rights.
How We Defend Weapons Charges
Since 2010, we’ve defended Oceano residents against weapons charges with aggressive Fourth Amendment challenges and comprehensive defense:
- Challenging Illegal Searches and Seizures
We immediately file motions to suppress weapon evidence obtained through illegal searches, challenge vehicle searches when officers lacked probable cause for searches, demonstrate searches exceeded scope of consent when defendants agreed to limited searches, challenge pretextual stops where minor traffic violations were pretext for weapons searches, file Franks motions challenging search warrant affidavits containing false statements, and secure suppression of weapon evidence when Fourth Amendment was violated eliminating prosecution’s case. - Demonstrating Lack of Possession or Knowledge
We present evidence showing defendants didn’t actually possess weapons, demonstrate constructive possession fails when weapons were in vehicles or homes with multiple occupants who had equal access, prove defendants lacked knowledge weapons were present when others placed them in vehicles or homes, present testimony from defendants and witnesses establishing lack of control over weapons, and create reasonable doubt about knowing possession when prosecution cannot prove defendants were aware of weapons’ presence. - Challenging Prohibited Person Status
We investigate prior convictions determining whether disqualifying convictions were expunged or reduced eliminating prohibited person status, demonstrate felony convictions were reduced to misdemeanors under Proposition 47 or PC 17(b) restoring gun rights, show domestic violence convictions were from over 10 years ago when prohibition expired, challenge restraining orders that expired or were terminated eliminating firearm prohibition, and present evidence that prohibited person element cannot be proven when prior convictions don’t qualify or were resolved eliminating prohibition. - Presenting Exemptions and Defenses
We demonstrate exemptions for transporting unloaded firearms in locked containers to/from legal activities, present valid CCW permits or hunting licenses authorizing possession, show firearms were on private property with owner permission, establish necessity defense when defendants temporarily possessed weapons to prevent harm or dispose properly, demonstrate mistake of fact when defendants didn’t know conduct violated California’s complex regulations, and present constitutional challenges under Second Amendment when restrictions are unconstitutional. - Challenging Weapon Classifications
We retain firearms experts challenging assault weapon classifications under California’s complex definitions, demonstrate firearms don’t meet statutory definitions requiring registration, challenge whether weapons qualify as short-barreled requiring measurements and analysis, establish modifications made weapons legal under California law, and disprove prosecution’s weapon classification theories through expert testimony. - Negotiating Reduced Charges
We negotiate with prosecutors for charge reductions from felonies to misdemeanors when possible, demonstrate circumstances warranting leniency including lack of criminal intent, present evidence of lawful gun ownership and temporary violations, secure reductions avoiding permanent gun rights loss when defendants weren’t dangerous but made technical violations, and structure outcomes preserving Second Amendment rights when possible for lawful owners. - Challenging Firearm Enhancements
When underlying charges involve firearm enhancements we challenge whether defendants personally used weapons versus mere presence, demonstrate someone else used firearms during incidents, establish lack of knowledge about weapons’ presence, and eliminate enhancements that would add 10-25 years to sentences saving decades through successful challenges. - Trial Defense When Necessary
When cases go to trial we present comprehensive defenses through defendant testimony explaining lawful possession or lack of knowledge, witnesses contradicting prosecution’s possession allegations, expert testimony about firearm classifications and regulations, cross-examination of officers exposing illegal searches and false testimony, and closing arguments demonstrating reasonable doubt based on lack of knowing possession or illegal searches warranting acquittals. - Rights Restoration for Prohibited Persons
For clients with prior convictions we pursue reduction of felonies to misdemeanors under PC 17(b) restoring gun rights, file certificates of rehabilitation demonstrating no danger to public, challenge outdated prohibitions from decades-old convictions, petition for rights restoration when clients completed sentences and rehabilitation, and work to restore Second Amendment rights for lawful citizens who pose no danger deserving constitutional rights restoration. - Fighting Gun Violence Restraining Orders
When gun violence restraining orders threaten firearm confiscation we aggressively contest hearings challenging danger findings, present evidence of safe responsible gun ownership, demonstrate no threat to self or others, challenge petitioners’ allegations and motivations, and fight to prevent or terminate GVROs that would confiscate firearms without criminal convictions based solely on allegations.
Our Oceano weapons defense practice has resulted in numerous dismissed charges through successful Fourth Amendment challenges suppressing illegally obtained weapon evidence, demonstrated lack of knowledge or possession when weapons were in shared vehicles or homes, challenged prohibited person status securing dismissals when prior convictions were expunged or didn’t qualify, presented exemptions for lawful transport or carrying with CCW permits, reduced charges from felonies to misdemeanors avoiding permanent gun rights loss, eliminated firearm enhancements saving decades of prison time, secured not guilty verdicts at trial through reasonable doubt about knowing possession, negotiated favorable outcomes for lawful gun owners making technical violations, and helped countless Oceano residents preserve Second Amendment rights and avoid prison for weapons charges that involved illegal searches, lack of knowledge, or innocent conduct. We understand that many weapons charges arise from illegal vehicle searches by Sheriff’s deputies or Highway Patrol lacking probable cause, constructive possession situations where multiple people had access to vehicles or homes containing weapons, lawful gun owners making technical violations of California’s complex and confusing regulations, prohibited persons with old prior convictions from decades ago who completed rehabilitation and pose no danger, temporary possession without criminal intent when defendants secured or disposed weapons, and situations where defendants didn’t know weapons were present in vehicles or homes they temporarily occupied—and we fight aggressively to challenge illegal searches through Fourth Amendment motions that are often successful suppressing weapon evidence, demonstrate lack of knowledge or possession creating reasonable doubt, present exemptions for lawful conduct that police misinterpreted as crimes, challenge prohibited person status when prior convictions were resolved or don’t qualify, negotiate reduced charges preserving gun rights when possible, and achieve outcomes recognizing that many Oceano residents are lawful gun owners in rural coastal area where hunting, sport shooting, and firearms for protection are common but California’s strict weapons laws criminalize innocent conduct and technical violations that shouldn’t result in years in prison and permanent loss of constitutional rights when defendants weren’t dangerous criminals but lawful citizens making mistakes or charged based on illegal searches and prosecutorial overreach that characterizes weapons prosecutions in San Luis Obispo County where aggressive enforcement often violates Fourth Amendment rights and criminalizes conduct that’s lawful in most states requiring comprehensive defense protecting constitutional rights to bear arms and be free from illegal searches.
When weapons charges threaten prison and permanent loss of Second Amendment rights, you need more than just legal representation—you need a constitutional advocate who fights aggressively challenging illegal searches and protecting gun rights. That’s exactly what you get with Central Coast Criminal Defense.
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