Maryland Criminal Law Section 4-401

      (a)      In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      (1)      "Crime of violence" means:

                  (i)      murder in any degree;

                  (ii)      manslaughter;

                  (iii)      kidnapping;

                  (iv)      rape in any degree;

                  (v)      assault in the first degree;

                  (vi)      robbery under § 3-402 or § 3-403 of this article;

                  (vii)      burglary in any degree;

                  (viii)      escape in the first degree; or

                  (ix)      theft.

            (2)      "Crime of violence" includes an attempt to commit a crime listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

      (c)      "Machine gun" means a loaded or unloaded weapon that is capable of automatically discharging more than one shot or bullet from a magazine by a single function of the firing device.