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SECTION 265.55
Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE P, ARTICLE 265
§ 265.55 Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or

shotgun.

A person is guilty of criminal possession of an undetectable firearm,
rifle or shotgun when he or she knowingly possesses:

1. any firearm, rifle or shotgun that, after the removal of grips,
stocks and magazines, is not detectable by a metal detector calibrated
to detect the Security Exemplar, as defined pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
922(p); or

2. any major component of a firearm, rifle or shotgun that, if subject
to the types of detection devices commonly used at airports for security
screening, does not generate an image that adequately displays the shape
of the component.

Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun is a
class E felony.