Quote Originally Posted by Aspire420
I think if this is a first offense you may get lucky with five years probation if you have a very powerful attorney or six months in the county jail with three years probation if you have a decent one.
And with that, I think it may be time to take a break from all of this. Dude, you gotta go do some reading, and if you're going to talk sentencing, you NEED to be posting up a source for your information.

The only advice to the OP is to lawyer up and start getting a bunch of paperwork together in regards to your weapon (he already said it is not a handgun) and your source of income. You act like gangsta, they treat you like gangsta. You act like stupid yuppie kid, they treat you like stupid yuppie kid- preferable by far.

Just out of curiosity- at what did they set your bail? I look at bail amounts as not only a reflection of your likelihood to run, but also as a sign as to how serious the judge and prosecutor believe the charges to be.