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Ch. 26
2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"State" § 1-101 (E) RIFLE. "RIFLE" MEANS A WEAPON THAT IS: (1) DESIGNED OR REDESIGNED, MADE OR REMADE, AND INTENDED TO
BE FIRED FROM THE SHOULDER; AND (2) DESIGNED OR REDESIGNED, AND MADE OR REMADE TO USE THE
ENERGY OF THE EXPLOSIVE IN A FIXED METALLIC CARTRIDGE TO FIRE ONLY A
SINGLE PROJECTILE THROUGH A RIFLED BORE FOR EACH SINGLE PULL OF THE
TRIGGER REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 27, § 36F(d). (F) SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE.
"SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE" MEANS: (1) A RIFLE THAT HAS ONE OR MORE BARRELS LESS THAN 16 INCHES LONG; OR (2) A WEAPON THAT HAS AN OVERALL LENGTH OF LESS THAN 26
INCHES AND THAT WAS MADE FROM A RIFLE, WHETHER BY ALTERATION,
MODIFICATION, OR OTHERWISE. REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 27, § 36F(f). In item (1) of this subsection, the conjunction "or" is substituted for the
former conjunction "and" to clarify that "short-barreled rifle" means either
the rifle described in item (1) of this subsection or the weapon described in
item (2) of this subsection. Defined term: "Rifle" § 4-201 (G) SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN.
"SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN" MEANS: (1) A SHOTGUN THAT HAS ONE OR MORE BARRELS LESS THAN 18
INCHES LONG; OR (2) A WEAPON THAT HAS AN OVERALL LENGTH OF LESS THAN 26
INCHES LONG AND WAS MADE FROM A SHOTGUN, WHETHER BY ALTERATION,
MODIFICATION, OR OTHERWISE. REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from former Art. 27, § 36F(e). In item (1) of this subsection, the conjunction "or" is substituted for the
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