Bill > LD677

This bill updates Maine's legal definitions of "machine gun" and introduces a new category of prohibited firearm device called a "rapid-fire device". Specifically, the bill expands the definition of a machine gun to include not just weapons capable of firing multiple projectiles rapidly, but also any parts or combinations of parts designed to convert a weapon into a machine gun, such as devices that allow multiple shots with a single trigger pull or mechanisms that repeatedly activate a firearm's trigger. The bill also creates a new criminal offense of possessing a "rapid-fire device" without authorization, defined as any device that materially increases a semi-automatic firearm's rate of fire, including attachments that use recoil energy to repeatedly activate the trigger, devices that fire both when the trigger is pulled and released, or manual devices like cranks that repeatedly trigger the weapon. Possession of such a rapid-fire device would be classified as a Class D crime under Maine law. This legislation aims to more comprehensively regulate modifications that can effectively transform semi-automatic firearms into weapons with machine gun-like capabilities.

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https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=677&snum=132