More California Concealed Weapons – Possession of Firearms information
carrying a concealed firearm prosecution – california penal code section12025
In order to convict you for this crime, the prosecution must run down the checklist and prove beyond a reasonable doubt every element of the crime. To be convicted for carrying a concealed firearm on your person, the prosecution must show that:
- You carried on your body a firearm capable of being concealed on your body,
- You knew that you were carrying a firearm, AND
- It was substantially concealed somewhere on your body.
To be convicted for carrying a concealed firearm within a vehicle, the prosecution must show that:
- You carried within a vehicle a firearm that is capable of being concealed on your body,
- You knew the firearm was in the vehicle,
- The firearm was substantially concealed in the vehicle, AND
- The vehicle was under your control and direction.
