§ 40:1751 — Definitions

§1751. Definitions
For purposes of this Part, "machine gun" means any weapon which shoots, is
designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot automatically more than one shot
without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger. The term shall also include the
frame or receiver of any such weapon, and any part designed and intended solely and
exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon
into a machine gun. The term shall not include items that are not required to be registered
in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Legislative History

Acts 1932, No. 80, §1; Acts 2023, No. 120, §1.