You should also be aware that possession of any of the above weapons or devices can easily have your charges upgraded or enhanced. Explosive devices, grenades, RPGs, IEDs, dynamite, and chemical dispersion devices – Third-degree felony and punishable by from 2 to 10 years in state prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.Improvised handguns, automatic weapons, illegally shortened rifles or shotguns, silencers, or armor piercing ammunition – Third-degree felony and punishable by from 2 to 10 years in state prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.Certain types of ammunition (armor piercing), chemical dispersion devices, and silencersĪlthough the above-listed weapon types are generalizations of types and not all-inclusive, it will serve to illustrate the penalties that can be handed down to those possessing them.Explosive devices such as hand grenades, rockets and rocket propelled grenades (RPG), dynamite, and improvised explosive devices (IED).Machine guns or any weapon having the capability of being fired automatically.Rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long-term.Shotguns whose barrels are less than 18 inches long.Any shotgun or rifle that has been shortened to a length of 26 inches or less.Texas law explicitly bans the possession or use of the following types of weapons: It is unlikely that a federal charge would be filed if you comply with Texas law, but it could happen. In Texas, a convicted felon or someone convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence may possess a firearm in his or her place of residence after five years from the date of release from prison or the date of completion of parole, whichever is later. This same law also bars other groups such as fugitives from justice, controlled substance addicts, anyone discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions, and illegal aliens from possessing or owning a firearm. Under federal law anyone convicted of a felony is barred from owning a firearm of any type, of any size, and for any purpose for life.
Have you been arrested for possessing a firearm in Texas? Attorney Greg Tsioros has the experience to protect your legal rights. In this post we’ll take a broad look at the Texas gun and weapons laws and the penalties that you can expect should you run afoul of those laws, but first we need to look at the “mother of all gun laws” ( 18 U.S.C § 922), better known as “Felon in Possession of a Firearm.” One of the few things that you can get most Texans to agree on is that they are strongly protective of their right “… to keep and bear arms…” But even the State of Texas realizes that the citizens’ fervor has to be tempered and has enacted laws placing limits on what types of firearms and other related devices its citizens are allowed to keep and bear.
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