Sec. 190. (a) “Machine gun” means a weapon that:

(1) shoots;

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(2) is designed to shoot; or

(3) can be readily restored to shoot;

automatically more than one (1) shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.

     (b) The term includes:

(1) the frame or receiver of a weapon described in subsection (a);

(2) a:

(A) part designed and intended solely and exclusively; or

(B) combination of parts designed and intended;

for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun; and

(3) any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.

As added by P.L.114-2012, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.80-2023, SEC.1.