Commonwealth v. Ponds

Dissenting Opinion by

Hoffman, J.:

The sole issue in the instant case is whether an inoperable sawed-off shotgun is an offensive weapon under §908 of the Crimes Code.1

Section 908 of the Crimes Code provides: “(a) ... A person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree if, except as authorized by law, he makes repairs, sells or otherwise deals in, uses, or possesses any offensive weapon. . . .

“(c) ... As used in this section ‘offensive weapon’ means any bomb, grenade, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, firearm specially made or specially adapted for concealment of silent discharge, any blackjack,…