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

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. 

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