1. (a) In this section, “firearm” includes:

   1. (1) a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled shotgun, and short-barreled rifle, as those words are defined in § 4-201 of this article;
   2. (2) a machine gun, as defined in § 4-401 of this article; and
   3. (3) a regulated firearm, as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.

2. (b) A person may not possess, own, carry, or transport a firearm if that person has been convicted of:

   1. (1) a felony under this title;
   2. (2) a crime under the laws of another state or of the United States that would be a felony under this title if committed in this State;
   3. (3) conspiracy to commit a crime referred to in items (1) and (2) of this subsection; or
   4. (4) an attempt to commit a crime referred to in items (1) and (2) of this subsection.
3. (c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 17, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.

Formerly Art. 27, § 291A.