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Code · Maine · Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE · Chapter 43: WEAPONS

§1052. Right to possess, carry or transport machine gun

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Any law enforcement officer of the State of Maine, any law enforcement officer of another state or a territory of the United States, members of the Armed Forces, Maine National Guard and Maine State Guard may possess a machine gun if the possession or carrying of such weapon is in the discharge of his official duties and has been authorized by his appointing authority. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
Machine guns manufactured, acquired, transferred or possessed in accordance with the National Firearms Act, as amended, shall be exempt from this chapter. [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
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