Section 4-305.1 - [Effective 10/1/2024] Rapid fire trigger activator(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:(1) transport a rapid fire activator into the State; or(2) manufacture, possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a rapid fire activator.(b) This section does not apply to the possession of a rapid fire activator by a person who: (1) possessed the rapid fire activator before October 1, 2018;(2) applied to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2018, for authorization to possess a rapid fire activator;(3) received authorization to possess a rapid fire activator from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2019; and(4) is in compliance with all federal requirements for possession of a rapid fire activator.(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the otherwise lawful possession of a part or combination of parts by: (1) a police officer or other person employed by a law enforcement agency under circumstances in which the officer or other person possesses the part or parts in accordance with authorization given by the law enforcement agency; or(2) a person who has registered a machine gun with the Secretary of State Police under § 4-403 of this title if the part or parts are possessed for use in only, and necessary for the proper function of, a machine gun that is currently registered by the person under § 4-403 of this title.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 713,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 252, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2019.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.