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An Act To Prohibit Possession of Black Powder and Muzzle-loading Firearms by Certain Persons
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2013, c. 424, Pt. A, §5, is further amended to read:
 
2. Application after 5 years.   A person subject to the provisions of subsection 1, paragraph A-1, subparagraphs 1 to 4 or paragraph C as a result of a conviction or adjudication may, after the expiration of 5 years from the date that the person is finally discharged from the sentences imposed as a result of the conviction or adjudication, apply to the commissioner for a permit to carry a firearm subject to subsection 4. That person may not be issued a permit to carry a concealed handgun pursuant to Title 25, chapter 252. A permit issued pursuant to this subsection is valid for 4 years from the date of issue unless sooner revoked for cause by the commissioner. For purposes of this subsection, "firearm" does not include a firearm defined under 18 United States Code, Section 921(3).
 
SUMMARY
Currently, the only nonconcealed firearm permit that the Commissioner of Public Safety grants to a person convicted of certain crimes, formerly known as felonies, is a permit to possess a black powder weapon, also known as a muzzle-loading firearm. This bill repeals the provisions in law allowing a person convicted of certain crimes that involve the use of a firearm against a person or any other dangerous person to obtain a permit to carry a nonconcealed firearm 5 years after the discharge of the person's sentence through an application process with the commissioner.