Q: Is it ilegal for a convicted felon under the first offenders act to posess a firearm if it is rendered non operable
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A:
It is highly unlikely that you are under a felony first offender sentence and a convicted felon at the same time. Nevertheless, you cannot possess a firearm under either. Whether the firearm is inoperable will relate to whether it can meet the definition of a firearm.
(2) "Firearm" includes any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge.
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