Maine legal term
Firearm in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Firearm” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Firearm” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Firearm" means any weapon, whether loaded or unloaded, which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive and includes any such weapon commonly referred to as a pistol, revolver, rifle, gun, machine gun or shotgun. (17-A M.R.S. § 2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs
- Aggravated illegal importation of scheduled drugs
- Aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs
- Aggravated trafficking or furnishing of counterfeit drugs
- Aggravated unlawful operation of a methamphetamine laboratory
- Burglary
- Criminal simulation
- Endangering the welfare of a child
- Failure to report treatment of a gunshot wound
- Insurance deception
- Possession of firearms in an establishment licensed for on-premises consumption of liquor
- Receiving stolen property
Related terms in the same statutes
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