A bill to amend section 924(c) of title 18 of the United States Code to increase the minimum additional penalties for the commission of Federal felonies with firearms and to provide that persons convicted under that provision are ineligible for parole during certain periods.

Summary

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to increase the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Increases the additional penalty imposed for such offense to five to ten years' imprisonment for a first offense (currently, one to ten years) and ten to 25 years for a second or subsequent offense (currently, two to 25 years). Makes an offender ineligible for parole during the first five years for a second or subsequent offense.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 March 1981

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