A bill to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18 of the United States Code to provide mandatory penalties for the use of armor-piercing bullets in offenses involving handguns, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

4 August 1983

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Status

See H.J.Res.648.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide a mandatory additional prison term of five years for any person who carries or uses, during a commission of a felony, armor-piercing bullets. Requires the court to not suspend any sentence, grant probation or parole, or impose concurrent sentences.

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summary · EN · 4 August 1983
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/3796
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