A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code to penalize the use of a cutting or stabbing weapon in the commission of a felony, and to increase the penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of a felony.

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Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to revise and increase the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Extends the coverage of such offense to include the use or carrying of a cutting or stabbing weapon. Increases the additional penalty imposed for such offense to two to ten years' imprisonment for a first offender (currently, one to ten years) and to five to 25 years for a second or subsequent offender (currently, two to 25 years).

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 January 1981

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