(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “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 include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, 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, and 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. (b) A person who possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a part or combination of parts designed and intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun is guilty of a Class C felony. (c) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A state or local law enforcement officer while acting in an official capacity. (2) A person who owns or has in his or her possession, control, care, or custody a firearm, part, or combination of parts that are registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives or is otherwise not subject to that registration requirement. (3) Any part, combination of parts, or device designed or intended to increase a pistol’s rate of fire but which does not enable a semiautomatic pistol to fire more than two shots, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
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