Prohibited Offensive Weapon
An Austin man will be charged with having a Prohibited Offensive Weapon after showing up at the Coudersport State Police Station on Denton Hill with a switch blade knife.
Charles Richard Goff, 18, of RR1 Box 338, Austin, PA arrived at PSP Coudersport at 3:30 pm on Wednesday in possession of a Smith & Wesson knife which opened to a fully locked position with a push button that was spring assisted.
Goff was advised that this type of weapon is illegal in the state of Pennsylvania. He will be charged in District Court 55-3-01
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Austin Man Took Prohibited Offensive Weapon To State Police Station/Faces Charges
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19 comments:
What a brain surgeon.
I'm surprised he didn't drive himself there while drunk to file a complaint.
That’s always a good one.
What a genius to walk into the cop shop with an illegal weapon!
Raise your hand if YOU knew this was an ILLEGAL weapon in PA.
It is a well know fact that switch blades are illegal in most states. Yet you can buy them at alot of places
I have one but I would not show up at a police station whith it. How dum can he be
Go figure! Really!
GO AUSTIN ! GO AUSTIN !
Never heard of this fella!
There is a fish smell!
Give the guy a break, maybe he didn't know it was a police station.
If this keeps up the Police can just sit up there & wait for the criminals to arrive !! And Go Austin, post---screw you !!!
8:58, if someone decides to carry a weapon of any kind, they assume the responsibility of educating themselves on that weapon.
The first question you should ask yourself maybe should be; "Is this legal?!"
It's called accountability...
§908.
Prohibited offensive weapons
Definition
"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 mecha¬nism, 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.
There is the Pa law.
Now you can't say you didn't know brass knuckles, and blackjack's weren't legal.
haha I love the go austin go comment! That should be solomons words official battle cry! GO AUSTIN GO!
sandbags are illegal???
Chuck parents need to pay some attention to him. As for the Austin Comment. He's not from around here originally. There are idiots from everytown, that's why they call them Village Idiots!
Next time Chuck just look it up on the internet. REAlly!
Anonymous said...
sandbags are illegal???
Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:11:00 PM EDT
If used as a weapon such as a
makeshift black jack....yes.
Of course there are exceptions that apply to special citizens, ie, police and certain gov agents.
(d) Exemptions.-The use and possession of blackjacks by the following persons in the course of their duties are exempt from this section:
(1) Police officers, as defined by and who meet the requirements of the act of June 18, 1974 (PL. 359, No. 120), referred to as the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
(2) Police officers of first class cities who have successfully completed training which is substantially equivalent to the program under the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
(3) Pennsylvania State Police officers.
(4) Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the various counties who have satisfactorily met the requirements of the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
(5) Police officers employed by the Commonwealth who have satisfactorily met the requirements of the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
(6) Deputy sheriffs with adequate training as determined by the Pennsylvania Commis¬sion on Crime and Delinquency.
(7) Liquor Control Board agents who have satisfactorily met the requirements of the Municipal Police Education and Training Law.
As a born & raised Austinite, I'm so sick of people always putting down the Town for the idiots that live here & get into trouble. As was said ,the majority are originally from somewhere else & moved here. Give us a break. You can't degrade the town for some of it's stupid people !!!!!
I agree with the Austinite,there are some really nice people who live in Austin and there are just plain idiots that keep bringing this place down. I wasn't born or raised here but I do like this town. And if you really want to be technical about it all towns and cities have idiots who live within there areas.
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