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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 29.03.03.10" title_num="29" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="03" heading="Determinations as to Handguns.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In determining whether any handgun should be included on the Handgun Roster, the Board shall consider the following characteristics of a handgun:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Concealability;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Ballistic accuracy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Weight;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Quality of materials;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Quality of manufacture;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Reliability as to safety;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Caliber;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Detectability by the standard security equipment commonly used at airports or courthouses and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for use at airports in the United States; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Utility for legitimate sporting activities, self-protection, or law enforcement.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In determining whether any handgun should be placed on the Handgun Roster, the Board shall carefully consider each of the characteristics listed under §A of this regulation and may not place undue weight on any one characteristic.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>