Mark Knapp
Law Office of Mark Knapp PLLC
Liberty Lake, Washington 99019
About Mark Knapp
The Law Office of Mark Knapp PLLC represents clients across the state of Washington in criminal defense matters, firearms and civil rights. We provide NFA Gun Trusts and will petition the courts to restore your right to possess firearms in Washington state. We are in the Spokane area and represent our clients to restore gun rights in counties all over the state of Washington.
Our firm is listed with the USCCA, Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network and the NRA.
We handle DUIs, Assault cases and weapons charges along with other areas of criminal defense.
Please call to discuss any legal matters about which you have concerns.
Many of our cases involve Display of a Weapon. The charge requires an Intent to Intimidate or conduct that warrants alarm. The usual scenario is one in which an armed citizen honestly believes he or she is threatened, displays a pistol and then the other party calls the police.
It is important to have an attorney who can explain the use of force to the prosecutor based on the particular facts in each case. Many prosecutors look at the police report and assume that the arresting officers know best when it comes to use of force.
Whether or not use of deadly force or the threat of deadly force is justified depends on what the defendant knew at the time that he or she deployed a weapon. If you believed that a threat of unlawful force existed at the time you drew your weapon and if that belief was reasonable, a jury should decide that it was lawful to display the weapon.
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense
- Use of Force
- NFA Gun Trusts
- Restoration of Gun Rights
Whether you just want to know about your rights and obligations or have criminal charges pending against you, we will answer your questions and represent you aggressively in the court system when necessary. Assault With a Deadly Weapon, Domestic violence, self-defense issues and false accusations of sexual assault are legal issues with which we normally are able to help. If you have a domestic violence or a felony conviction the courts will often restore your right to bear arms and/or vacate the conviction.
Our firm’s mission is to provide clients with legal counsel and educate armed citizens so that you will present appropriate force in an emergency. If you are charged with using a gun or threatening use of force, we will defend your rights in court. We serve the military, police and civilian shooting communities, as well as any other groups or institutions that deal with issues regarding the legal use of armed force.
Our law firm also provides NFA Gun Trusts for residents of Washington state. Many people use NFA gun trusts to lawfully buy “NFA weapons,” including short barreled rifles and sound suppressors (silencers) without having to obtain the consent of their chief of police.
There are many important additional benefits of gun trusts for gun owners – not just for purchasers of NFA weapons. The trust is a totally private arrangement. You can leave your guns to members of your family without the intrusion and publicity of the probate system. No one will know about your collection.
If you have lost the right to possess firearms because of a felony or domestic violence conviction entered in Washington State, you will quite often be eligible to get your rights restored. The only convictions that are not eligible are Class A felonies and sex offenses. We can do an initial assessment in person or by telephone or Zoom a consultation. Please be aware that there is presently no procedure available to restore the right to possess firearms for a federal conviction.
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Contact Mark Knapp
(253) 202-2081
PO Box 914
Liberty Lake, Washington 99019
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