§ 265.00 Definitions.\n As used in this article and in article four hundred, the following\nterms shall mean and include:\n * 1. "Machine-gun" means a weapon of any description, irrespective of\nsize, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which a number of\nshots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged from a\nmagazine with one continuous pull of the trigger and includes a\nsub-machine gun.\n * NB Effective until August 25, 2026\n * 1. "Machine-gun" means a weapon of any description, irrespective of\nsize, by whatever name known, loaded or unloaded, from which a number of\nshots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged from a\nmagazine with one continuous pull of the trigger and includes a\nsub-machine gun, and also includes any convertible pistol that is\nequipped with a pistol converter.\n * NB Effective August 25, 2026\n 2. "Firearm silencer" means any instrument, attachment, weapon or\nappliance for causing the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol or other\nfirearms to be silent, or intended to lessen or muffle the noise of the\nfiring of any gun, revolver, pistol or other firearms.\n 3. "Firearm" means (a) any pistol or revolver; or (b) a shotgun having\none or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length; or (c) a rifle\nhaving one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in length; or (d)\nany weapon made from a shotgun or rifle whether by alteration,\nmodification, or otherwise if such weapon as altered, modified, or\notherwise has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches; or (e)\nan assault weapon; or (f) any other weapon that is not otherwise defined\nin this section containing any component that provides housing or a\nstructure designed to hold or integrate any fire control component that\nis designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by\naction of explosive. For the purpose of this subdivision the length of\nthe barrel on a shotgun or rifle shall be determined by measuring the\ndistance between the muzzle and the face of the bolt, breech, or\nbreechlock when closed and when the shotgun or rifle is cocked; the\noverall length of a weapon made from a shotgun or rifle is the distance\nbetween the extreme ends of the weapon measured along a line parallel to\nthe center line of the bore. Firearm does not include an antique\nfirearm.\n 3-a. "Major component of a firearm, rifle or shotgun" means the\nbarrel, the slide or cylinder, the frame, or receiver of the firearm,\nrifle, or shotgun.\n 4. "Switchblade knife" means any knife which has a blade which opens\nautomatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other\ndevice in the handle of the knife.\n 5. "Gravity knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released\nfrom the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the\napplication of centrifugal force which, when released, is locked in\nplace by means of a button, spring, lever or other device.\n 5-a. "Pilum ballistic knife" means any knife which has a blade which\ncan be projected from the handle by hand pressure applied to a button,\nlever, spring or other device in the handle of the knife.\n 5-b. "Metal knuckle knife" means a weapon that, when closed, cannot\nfunction as a set of plastic knuckles or metal knuckles, nor as a knife\nand when open, can function as both a set of plastic knuckles or metal\nknuckles as well as a knife.\n 5-c. "Automatic knife" includes a stiletto, a switchblade knife, a\ncane sword, a pilum ballistic knife, and a metal knuckle knife.\n 5-d. "Undetectable knife" means any knife or other instrument, which\ndoes not utilize materials that are detectable by a metal detector or\nmagnetometer when set at a standard calibration, that is capable of\nready use as a stabbing or cutting weapon and was commercially\nmanufactured to be used as a weapon.\n 6. "Dispose of" means to dispose of, give, give away, lease, loan,\nkeep for sale, offer, offer for sale, sell, transfer and otherwise\ndisp
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