(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not:
(1) transport a rapid fire trigger activator into the State; or
(2) manufacture, possess, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, or receive a rapid fire trigger activator.
(b) This section does not apply to the possession of a rapid fire trigger activator by a person who:
(1) possessed the rapid fire trigger activator before October 1, 2018;
(2) applied to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2018, for authorization to possess a rapid fire trigger activator;
(3) received authorization to possess a rapid fire trigger activator from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives before October 1, 2019; and
(4) is in compliance with all federal requirements for possession of a rapid fire trigger activator.