Gun charges in South Carolina range from simple possession issues to more serious pointing a firearm allegations, and many people facing them have never been in trouble with the law before. The Greg McCollum Complete Legal Defense Team addresses three common questions below: what happens when someone is charged with pointing a gun, why law-abiding gun owners sometimes face these charges, and whether a bond is available after an arrest.
Frequently asked questions
Charged With Pointing a Gun in South Carolina?
The firm does exclusively criminal defense. That’s the only kind of cases it takes, defending people who are accused of a crime. Over the years, the firm has handled probably a hundred or hundreds of cases where somebody’s charged with a gun.
That’s a serious case for someone who’s not a criminal, but it’s not that serious. What’s serious is when somebody’s charged with pointing a gun, and the firm handles a lot of those cases. People get in those situations, and the firm helps a lot of people with that as well.
Charged With a Gun Offense in South Carolina? Why Law-Abiding Gun Owners Get Arrested
The firm has done a lot of gun charges. A lot of people, certainly in the South, have guns. They have guns lawfully. They have a constitutional right to have a gun. They’re concerned about crime. They don’t want to be in a situation where they themselves or their family members get hurt, so they have guns.
The firm has probably done over a hundred gun charges, felony and misdemeanor. Almost all of those charges are felonies. Some are misdemeanors. That’s something the firm does a lot of. One thing to expect with the new law is that more people are charged with pointing or improperly handling a gun and end up being arrested.
Charged With a Gun Crime in South Carolina? Can You Get Out on Bond
If you’re charged with a gun offense, you’re going to get a bond set. It’s basically that you possess the gun. There’s another kind of gun charge called pointing a firearm. That means you’ve shown it to somebody or pointed it at somebody in some type of way to repel a threat.
Even with pointing a firearm or any real type of gun charge, you’re going to get a bond. You’re going to get out on bond. There’s no reason to hold you unless you’re a felon, a career criminal, and charged with drug trafficking and that sort of thing. That’s the difference. Normal people that the firm represents have a gun charge, a bond is set, and they get out.
Greg McCollum brings roughly 30 years of experience to gun charge cases in South Carolina, including his background as a former prosecutor, giving him insight into how these cases are built and handled from both sides. Whether the charge involves simple possession or pointing a firearm, having that experience on your side matters when your freedom and record are at stake.
If you have questions about gun charges, call the Greg McCollum Complete Legal Defense Team at (843) 626-5480. Consultations are confidential.
