45-8-305 Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose

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MT Code › Title 45 › Chapter 8 › Part 3 › Section 45-8-305

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45-8-305 . Presumption of offensive or aggressive purpose. Possession or use of a machine gun must be presumed to be for an offensive or aggressive purpose when the machine gun is in the possession of or used by a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence in any court of record, state or federal, in the United States of America or its territories or insular possessions.

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