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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-401

Known as the Uniform Machine Gun Act

The act spans §§ 4–4 (7 sections).

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) (1) “Crime of violence” means:

(i) murder in any degree;

(ii) manslaughter;

(iii) kidnapping;

(iv) rape in any degree;

(v) assault in the first degree;

(vi) robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article;

(vii) burglary in any degree;

(viii) home invasion under § 6–202(b) of this article;

(ix) escape in the first degree; or

(x) theft.

(2) “Crime of violence” includes an attempt to commit a crime listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(c) “Machine gun” means a loaded or unloaded weapon that is capable of automatically discharging more than one shot or bullet from a magazine by a single function of the firing device.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.