Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols

Summary

The law makes it illegal to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer any semiautomatic pistol that can be readily converted into a machine gun, with specific exemptions for law‑enforcement, licensed dealers, inheritance and other limited cases. It directs the Maryland Department of State Police to adopt implementing regulations and publish a list of prohibited pistols. Violations are misdemeanors, but using a prohibited pistol in a violent felony triggers a mandatory prison term of five to twenty years.

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