Pennsylvania Act 2022-119 — CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - PROHIBITED OFFENSIVE WEAPONS

Act text

Session of 2022

No. 2022-119

HB 1929

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definition of "offensive weapons" in section 908(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 908. Prohibited offensive weapons.

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(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:

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"Offensive weapons." Any bomb, grenade, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches, firearm specially made or specially adapted for concealment or silent discharge, any blackjack, sandbag, metal knuckles, [dagger, knife, razor or cutting instrument, the blade of which is exposed in an automatic way by switch, push-button, spring mechanism, or otherwise,] any stun gun, stun baton, taser or other electronic or electric weapon or other implement for the infliction of serious bodily injury which serves no common lawful purpose.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 3rd day of November, A.D. 2022.

TOM WOLF