Guns and Weapons Defense - Stephen Neyman

Charges of Unlawful Possession of Assault Weapon and Large Capacity Devices Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:42:25 GMT

The defendant owned a large company that developed cable network systems for large corporations and major cities. He was an avid gun collector. A couple of years ago he brandished a lawfully owned firearm to protect himself during a dispute where he was seriously physically threatened. Notwithstanding the lawfulness of his conduct local police revoked his license to carry. In doing so they went to his home and confiscated his firearms. When the police inventoried the weapons they observed several assault style guns and a good number of high capacity feeding devices. These weapons are illegal to possess in Massachusetts even though our client had a valid license to carry. He was charged with a dozen counts of unlawful possession of assault weapons in violation of G.L. c. 140 section 131. These are felonies in Massachusetts that carry a mandatory minimum prison sentence. Attorney Neyman was hired to defend him. We were able to show that the government was unable to prove that the weapons had been purchased after the date making such weapon possession unlawful. As a result, all charges were dismissed.

Gun Charges Against City Youth Dismissed After Successful Motion to Suppress

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:57:38 GMT

Several months ago Attorney Neyman prevailed on a motion to suppress an unlawful stop, search and seizure of a firearm. The police officer’s stop of our client was pretextual. He was charged with several firearm crimes including but not limited to large capacity G.L. c. 269 section 10(m) and G.L. c. 269 section 10(a). He was facing a mandatory minimum 18 month sentence and likely more for additional charges of improper storage, G.L. c. 140 section 131L and a loaded firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(n). The successful motion to suppress prevented the district attorney from continuing its prosecution of our client. As such, all charges were dismissed today.

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Firearm Charges Against Former Marine Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:27:01 GMT

Last summer our client, a former Marine and combat veteran was pulled over for a moving violation. The police quickly learned that his license had been suspended and that he was in violation of G.L. c. 90 section 23, an arrestable offense in Massachusetts. During the arrest the police located a loaded firearm for which our client did not have a license. He was charged with G.L. c. 269 section 10(a) and G.L. c. 269 section 10(n) for those charges. The 10(a) carries a mandatory 18 month house of correction sentence upon conviction. Our client was also charged with improper storage of a firearm under G.L. c. 140 section 131L and possession of ammunition under G.L. c. 269 section 10(h). Our office was able to get the mandatory charges dismissed. Our client then got a continuance without a finding (CWOF) for the unlawful possession of ammunition charge. All charges will be dismissed in a few months.

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Charges of Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon Against Restaurant Chain Owner Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:18:36 GMT

Our client owns a chain of restaurants throughout the Northeast. In January of this year he got into an altercation with two individuals near his home. The two individuals were insulting our client about his ethnicity. Our client verbally defended himself and did everything he could to avoid physical contact with these people. Nevertheless, these individuals became increasingly violent and threatened our client. Consequently, and in response to the physical attack, our client brandished a gun in self-defense. The two assailants fled and contacted the police. Both of these individuals provided false narrative to the police resulting in our client being charged with two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, G.L. c. 265 section 15B and threatening to commit a crime, G.L. c. 275 section 2. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today, all charges were dismissed.

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Gun Charges Against Suspected Drug Dealer Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:21:17 GMT

Back in May of this year our office won a motion to suppress an unlawful stop, search and seizure of guns for a suspected drug dealer. The man had been charged with possessing a large capacity feeding device in violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(m), carrying a loaded firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(n), carrying a firearm, G.L. c. 269 section 10(a), possessing a firearm without an FID card, G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) possession of ammunition, also in violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) and improper storage of a firearm, G.L. c. 140 section 131L. Today, the district attorney recognized an inability to proceed with the case and all charges were dismissed.

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Charges of Carrying a Firearm Without a License to Carry Against Truck Driver Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 15 May 2025 20:02:38 GMT

Our client is an independent truck driver who logs over 150,000 miles per year for work. He is from a state that permits its residents to carry firearms without a license to carry. Our client was not aware of Massachusetts laws that strictly require anyone carrying a firearm to have a license to carry. While driving through Massachusetts for work, our client wsa pulled over for speeding. As he believed he was required to do, he removed his gun from the center console and placed it on the passenger’s seat to alert the officer that in fact he had a gun. The officer quickly learned that our client did not have a license to carry a firearm. He was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10a, a felony in Massachusetts. That crime carries a minimum eighteen months in jail upon a conviction. After some lengthy negotiations we prevailed on the prosecution to agree to dismiss this charge.

Guns Found Car After Motor Vehicle Stop Are Inadmissible After Successful Motion to Suppress Unlawful Search and Seizure

Stephen Neyman — Thu, 01 May 2025 19:47:09 GMT

Last summer the defendant was driving in a suburban Boston city. According to the police report and the officer who testified at the hearing, the defendant was driving on the wrong side of the road. He nearly hit the officer head on. He nearly hit several other vehicles and pedestrians in the area. In response, the officer made a U-Turn and stopped the vehicle. For officer safety purposes the defendant was removed from the car. The officer then searched a fanny pack on the passenger seat. In the pack he found a gun. The defendant was charged with carrying a loaded firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(n), carrying a firearm without a license to carry under G.L. c. 269(a), possession of ammunition under G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) and possession of a large capacity feeding device under G.L. c. 269 section 10(m) improper storage of a firearm under G.L. c. 140 section 131L and negligent operation of a motor vehicle under G.L. c. 90 section 24. The defendant hired Attorney Neyman right away. We obtained a Court Order under Rule 17 permitting access to city street cameras. We also got a court order to obtain parking garage security footage. The videos made clear that the police officer was not telling the truth at the hearing. The defendant was not operating on the wrong side of the road, there was no near accident, there were no pedestrians in the area and the defendant was not operating in a manner that would endanger the public. The judge hearing the motion allowed the motion and suppressed the evidence seized as a result of the unlawful search, i.e. the guns.

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Multiple Gun Charges Against Social Worker to be Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:49:00 GMT

Our client is a social worker with a bachelors from a top university. He has two masters degrees as well. He is a committed social worker with several decades of service. In October of last year he was going through a contentious divorce with his wife. The two were separated and our client was awarded custody of the couple’s children. The wife came to his house and became violent. He subsequently successfully applied for a restraining order. The police went to serve the wife. When they did she alerted them to several firearms in her home. Although our client had a license to carry LTC it had expired. The officers located the firearms, some ammunition and observed the guns to be stored improperly. Our client was charged with 11 counts including unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(h), unlawful possession of ammunition in violation of the same statute and improper storage of a firearm in violation of G.L. c. 140 section 131L. Today, all charges were continued without a finding. After a short probationary period all charges will be dismissed.

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Pretrial Probation for Civil Engineer Charged With Assault By Means of a Dangerous Weapon to Wit a Gun

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:10:09 GMT

Our client is a very successful civil engineer credited for the design and rehabilitation of multiple bridges throughout the northeast. He had a license to carry a firearm (LTC) at the time of this incident. Back in August of last year he had been drinking and was riding his bicycle on a very busy urban street. An Uber carrying some aggressive passengers nearly hit him at an intersection. The occupants then threw water on our client using their water bottles. In response, our client brandished his lawfully owned firearm and the Uber left the scene. The police were called and our client was subsequently identified and arrested. He was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon, a felony under G.L. c. 265 section 15B and carrying a firearm while intoxicated, a misdemeanor under G.L. c. 269 section 10H. Attorney Neyman was hired. Today, we were able to get our client pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed soon.

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Felony Gun Charges Against Health Care Sales Representative Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:40:35 GMT

This past St. Patrick’s Day, our client was in Massachusetts visiting his girlfriend. He was carrying a firearm. He was licensed to do so in Connecticut and did not realize that he needed an LTC to carry in Massachusetts. While in the girlfriend’s apartment a “friend” saw the gun and asked to hold it. Our client refused to permit the man to do so. An argument followed and the man left the apartment. Several minutes later the police arrived. Apparently, the man who was slighted by our client called to report the presence of a firearm. The police inquired about the gun. Our client cooperated with the police and showed them the gun. When they learned that he did not have an LTC he was arrested and charged with violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(a), a felony in Massachusetts mandating 18 months in jail. Attorney Neyman was immediately hired. Today, we convinced the district attorney’s office to dismiss the charges.

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Charge of Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon Dismissed and Charges of Affray and Improper Storage of a Firearm to be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:22:33 GMT

Our client is an engineer with several degrees from top academic institutions. In August of 2022 he was at a bar with friends when a fight broke out between his group and another group. The fight continued out in the street when all parties left the bar. The police arrived and all parties fled. A few were caught by the responding officers. The apprehended people told the officers that our client had pulled a gun on them and fled the scene in a car. The officers located the car, registered to our client. They observed a gun in the car in plain view. The car was impounded and searched. The gun was registered to our client. He was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon under G.L. c. 265 section 15B. This is a felony in Massachusetts. He was also charged with improper storage of a firearm under G.L. c. 140 section 131L. Attorney Neyman was able to get the felony dismissed. The improper storage charge was continued without a finding (CWOF). That charged will be dismissed in a few months.

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Gun Charges Against Corporate Developer Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:12:13 GMT

In January of this year, police officers arrested a man riding a bicycle while carrying a large moose hunting rifle. The man had stolen the gun out of our client’s car. It turns out that the firearm required an LTC which our client did not have. Our client lives in a constitutional carry state and is lawfully permitted to carry that weapon in that state but not in Massachusetts. Our client did everything the right way. He reported that weapon stolen and cooperated with the police including testifying for the district attorney’s office at the other man’s trial. Nevertheless, our client was charged with carrying a firearm G.L. c. 269 section 10(a) and improper storage of a firearm G.L. c. 140 section 131L. After nearly a year of negotiation, today, Attorney Neyman was able to get the charges dismissed.

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Pretrial Probation for Engineer Charged With Carrying a Firearm at the Airport

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:31:24 GMT

In March of this year a man entered the airport with a firearm in his carry on travel bag. He placed the bag on the conveyor belt. The weapon was immediately flagged by TSA agents and the State Police were called. They investigated the matter and ultimately our client was charged with carrying a firearm in violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(a), carrying a firearm while on airport property, G.L. c. 269 section 12F(b) and improper storage of a firearm under G.L. c. 140 section 131. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for the client. All charges will be dismissed shortly.

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Gun Possession Charges Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:24:59 GMT

A few months ago we posted about a motion to suppress we prevailed on in a gun case. The defendant was charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle G.L. c. 90 section 10, possession of ammunition without a license G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) and carrying a firearm in violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(a). The case was scheduled for trial today. The district attorney admitted to the inability to proceed with the case following the successful constitutional challenge. As a result, the case was dismissed in its entirety today.

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Charges of Improper Storage of a Firearm Against Cyber Security Professional do not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:46:15 GMT

Our client is a cyber security specialist who travels throughout the country helping to establish secure websites for large international internet based businesses. Several weeks ago he engaged men to detail his car and his girlfriend’s car. The detailers went to his home and were unable to access water so it was agreed that they could take the cars down the street to do the detailing close by. The defendant legally owned a gun that was in the console of the car. Without our client’s consent, the detailers took both cars and started drag racing. Both were stopped. The police located the gun in our client’s car. A summons for a clerk magistrate hearing charging improper storage of a firearm under G.L. c. 140 section 131L was sent to our client. Today, Attorney Neyman persuaded the clerk magistrate hearing and the police sergeant not to issue the complaint.

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Conviction From 2017 For Firearm Possession and Carrying a Dangerous Weapon Sealed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 20:31:33 GMT

Several years ago our client was represented by another law firm. He was convicted of possession of a firearm under G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) and possession of a dangerous weapon under G.L. c. 269 section 10(b). He wanted to have his convictions sealed and hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to do so. Today, all of the charges were sealed under G.L. c. 276 section 100A.

Gun Charges Against Truck Driver Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:52:44 GMT

Our client is a truck driver. In April of 2022 he was stopped for suspicion of OUI in a city south of Boston. He was asked to exit his car, put through field sobriety tests and pat frisked. He was found in possession of a firearm for which he had a license to carry. He was charged with OUI, G.L. c. 90 section 24 and possession a firearm while intoxicated. During the booking process officers learned that our client had several assault weapons, large capacity feeding devices and banned firearms. Consequently he was charged with 16 additional gun crimes including unlawful possession of an assault weapon, G.L. c. 140 section 131M, possession large capacity firearms, G.L. c. 269 section 10(m) and improper storage of a firearm, G.L. c. 140 section 131L. After over a year of litigation, today, our office was able to get all gun charged dismissed.

Motion to Suppress on Felony Gun Charge Case Allowed and Case Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:43:26 GMT

In June of 2022 a police officer in a Boston suburb was patrolling an area near a movie theater when he observed a parked car with no front plate. The officer looked to see if someone was in the car. As he did so the defendant left the driver’s side rear door opened and the defendant exited the car. He smelled like he had been smoking marijuana. The defendant presented the police officer with a valid driver’s license. The officer asked if there was any contraband in the vehicle. The defendant said there was marijuana in the vehicle. The officer searched the car and found marijuana, a scale and a gun under the driver’s seat. The defendant was arrested and charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license, G.L. c. 269 section 10(n), possession of a large capacity firearm, G.L. c. 269 section 10(m), improper storage of a firearm, G.L. c. 140 section 131L, carrying a firearm without a license to carry (LTC), G.L. c. 269 section 10(a), possession of ammunition, G.L. c. 269 section 10(h) and possession with the intent to distribute a class D drug, G.L. c. 94 section 32C. Our office filed a motion to suppress arguing that the search and seizure was unlawful. The judge agreed and allowed the motion. Today, all charges were dismissed.

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Continuance Without a Finding in Superior Court for Woman Charges With Accessory After the Fact Involving a Firearm

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:20:44 GMT

About two and a half years ago a fight broke out at a bar in a large Massachusetts city. The fight ended when shots were fired. Video footage gained from the crime scene showed two men accompanied by our client enter and exit the bar. The men were identified as possessing firearms and one of them was identified as the shooter. Social media apps were accessed through informants and a search warrant as well. These convincingly linked our client to these men at the time when they possessed the weapons. They further showed our client driving these individuals from the crime scene. Accordingly, our client was charged with being an accessory after the fact under G.L. c. 274 section 4, a felony in Massachusetts. We succeeded in getting the judge to continue the case without a finding (CWOF). After a successful completion of a period of probation the case will be dismissed and can be sealed immediately.

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Firearm Possession Charges Against Nurse Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 08 May 2023 15:14:34 GMT

Last month we succeeded in getting a judge to suppress what she agreed was an unlawful search and seizure in relation to a gun case. Our client, a nurse had been charged with unlawful possession of ammunition under G.L. c. 269 section 10(h), improper storage of a firearm, G.L. c. 140 section 131L and possession of a firearm in violation of G.L. c. 269 section 10(a). The district attorney’s office refused to appeal the ruling and today the case was formally dismissed.