Ch. 533                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) THE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD SHALL CONSIDER, AT A
MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS OF A HANDGUN IN
DETERMINING WHETHER ANY HANDGUN SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE HANDGUN
ROSTER:

(I)  CONCEALABILITY;

(II)  BALLISTIC ACCURACY;

(III)  WEIGHT;

(IV)  QUALITY OF MATERIALS;

(V)  QUALITY OF MANUFACTURE;

(VI)  RELIABILITY AS TO SAFETY; AND

(VII)  CALIBER;

(VIII) DETECTABILITY BY THE STANDARD SECURITY
EQUIPMENT COMMONLY USED AT AIRPORTS OR COURTHOUSES AND APPROVED
BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR USE AT AIRPORTS IN THE
UNITED STATES; AND------------------------------------------------

(IX) UTILITY FOR LEGITIMATE SPORTING
ACTIVITIES, SELF-PROTECTION, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(3) IN DETERMINING WHETHER ANY HANDGUN SHOULD BE
PLACED ON THE HANDGUN ROSTER, THE BOARD SHALL CAREFULLY CONSIDER
EACH OF THE CHARACTERISTICS LISTED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION AND MAY NOT PLACE UNDUE WEIGHT ON ANY ONE
CHARACTERISTIC.---------------------------------------------------

(3) (4) THE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD SHALL SEMIANNUALLY:

(I)  PUBLISH THE HANDGUN ROSTER IN THE MARYLAND
REGISTER; AND

(II)  SEND A COPY OF THE HANDGUN ROSTER TO ALL
PISTOL AND REVOLVER DEALERS THAT ARE LICENSED UNDER SECTION 443
OF THIS ARTICLE.

(4) NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO SEND ANY NOTICES OR COPIES OF THE HANDGUN
ROSTER TO DEALERS MORE THAN 2 TIMES A YEAR.

(B) (C)(1) THE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD MAY PLACE A HANDGUN ON
THE HANDGUN ROSTER UPON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BOARD'S OWN
INITIATIVE OR.

(2) ON THE SUCCESSFUL PETITION OF ANY PERSON, SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS (D) (E) THROUGH (G) AND (E) (F)

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