[shafter]

A similar situation can be observed over pot.

Folks served hard time over possession of small amounts, and now,in many places,its semi-lawful or considered not worth the time tp prosecute. I,personally,just shrug my shoulders at the point you make regarding the status of the shotgun.

And please,lets NOT turn this into a discussion of pot.

This is exactly why a free nation needs to be very careful about what items/activities it determines to be illegal and punish with jail time. I'm neither condoning or condemning pot or sawed off shotguns here. Just making a point about the law.