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LR 1464
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Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1158, as amended by PL 1995, c. 252, §1, is
further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

 
A confiscated or forfeited handgun must be destroyed by the
State.__For purposes of this section, "handgun" means a firearm,
including a pistol or revolver, designed to be fired by use of a
single hand.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill requires the destruction of all handguns confiscated
by or forfeited to the State. Handguns are defined using the
definition under federal law.


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