In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. “Antique firearm” has the meaning stated in § 4–201 of the Criminal Law Article. “Convicted of a disqualifying crime” includes: a case in which a person received probation before judgment for a crime of violence; and a case in which a person received probation before judgment in a domestically related crime as defined in § 6–233 of the Criminal Procedure Article. “Convicted of a disqualifying crime” does not include a case in which a person received a probation before judgment: for assault in the second degree, unless the crime was a domestically related crime as defined in § 6–233 of the Criminal Procedure Article; or that was expunged under Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the Criminal Procedure Article. “Crime of violence” means: abduction; arson in the first degree; assault in the first or second degree; burglary in the first, second, or third degree; carjacking and armed carjacking; escape in the first degree; kidnapping; voluntary manslaughter; maiming as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 386 of the Code; mayhem as previously proscribed under former Article 27, § 384 of the Code; murder in the first or second degree; rape in the first or second degree; robbery; robbery with a dangerous weapon; sexual offense in the first, second, or third degree; home invasion under § 6–202(b) of the Criminal Law Article; a felony offense under Title 3, Subtitle 11 of the Criminal Law Article; an attempt to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (17) of this subsection; or assault with intent to commit any of the crimes listed in items (1) through (17) of this subsection or a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year. “Dealer” means a person who is engaged in the business of: selling, renting, or transferring firearms at wholesale or retail; or repairing firearms. “Dealer’s license” means a State regulated firearms dealer’s license. “Designated law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency that the Secretary designates to process applications to purchase regulated firearms for secondary sales. “Disqualifying crime” means: a crime of violence; a violation classified as a felony in the State; or a violation classified as a misdemeanor in the State that carries a statutory penalty of more than 2 years. “Firearm” means: a weapon that expels, is designed to expel, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of such a weapon; or an unfinished frame or receiver, as defined in § 5–701 of this title. “Firearm” includes a starter gun. “Firearm applicant” means a person who makes a firearm application. “Firearm application” means an application to purchase, rent, or transfer a regulated firearm. “Fugitive from justice” means a person who has fled to avoid prosecution or giving testimony in a criminal proceeding. “Habitual drunkard” means a person who has been found guilty of any three crimes under § 21–902(a), (b), or (c) of the Transportation Article, one of which occurred in the past year. “Habitual user” means a person who has been found guilty of two controlled dangerous substance crimes, one of which occurred in the past 5 years. “Handgun” means a firearm with a barrel less than 16 inches in length. “Handgun” includes signal, starter, and blank pistols. “Handgun qualification license” means a license issued by the Secretary that authorizes a person to purchase, rent, or receive a handgun. “Licensee” means a person who holds a dealer’s license. “Qualified handgun instructor” means a certified firearms instructor who: is recognized by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training commissions; has a qualified handgun instructor license issued by the Secretary; or has a certification issued by a nationally recognized firearms organization. “Regulated firearm” means: a handgun; or a firearm that is any of the following specific assault weapons or their copies, regardless of which company produced and manufactured that assault weapon: American Arms Spectre da Semiautomatic carbine; AK–47 in all forms; Algimec AGM–1 type semi–auto; AR 100 type semi–auto; AR 180 type semi–auto; Argentine L.S.R. semi–auto; Australian Automatic Arms SAR type semi–auto; Auto–Ordnance Thompson M1 and 1927 semi–automatics; Barrett light .50 cal. semi–auto; Beretta AR70 type semi–auto; Bushmaster semi–auto rifle; Calico models M–100 and M–900; CIS SR 88 type semi–auto; Claridge HI TEC C–9 carbines; Colt AR–15, CAR–15, and all imitations except Colt AR–15 Sporter H–BAR rifle; Daewoo MAX 1 and MAX 2, aka AR 100, 110C, K–1, and K–2; Dragunov Chinese made semi–auto; Famas semi–auto (.223 caliber); Feather AT–9 semi–auto; FN LAR and FN FAL assault rifle; FNC semi–auto type carbine; /Franchi LAW 12 and SPAS 12 assault shotgun; Steyr–AUG–SA semi–auto; Galil models AR and ARM semi–auto; Heckler and Koch HK–91 A3, HK–93 A2, HK–94 A2 and A3; Holmes model 88 shotgun; Avtomat Kalashnikov semiautomatic rifle in any format; Manchester Arms “Commando” MK–45, MK–9; Mandell TAC–1 semi–auto carbine; Mossberg model 500 Bullpup assault shotgun; Sterling Mark 6; carbine; Ruger mini–14 folding stock model (.223 caliber); SIG 550/551 assault rifle (.223 caliber); SKS with detachable magazine; AP–74 Commando type semi–auto; Springfield Armory BM–59, SAR–48, G3, SAR–3, M–21 sniper rifle, M1A, excluding the M1 Garand; Street sweeper assault type shotgun; Striker 12 assault shotgun in all formats; Unique F11 semi–auto type; Daewoo USAS 12 semi–auto shotgun; UZI 9mm carbine or rifle; Valmet M–76 and M–78 semi–auto; Weaver Arms “Nighthawk” semi–auto carbine; or Wilkinson Arms 9mm semi–auto “Terry”. “Rent” means the temporary transfer for consideration of a regulated firearm that is taken from the property of the owner of the regulated firearm. “Secondary sale” means a sale of a regulated firearm in which neither party to the sale: is a licensee; is licensed by the federal government as a firearms dealer; devotes time, attention, and labor to dealing in firearms as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of earning a profit through the repeated purchase and resale of firearms; or repairs firearms as a regular course of trade or business. “Secretary” means the Secretary of State Police or the Secretary’s designee. “Straw purchase” means a sale of a regulated firearm in which a person uses another, known as the straw purchaser, to: complete the application to purchase a regulated firearm; take initial possession of the regulated firearm; and subsequently transfer the regulated firearm to the person.