A bill to increase the penalty with respect to certain offenses involving the commission of a felony while armed with a firearm.

Summary

Provides that whoever uses or carries a firearm to commit any felony (other than manslaughter) for which he may be prosecuted in a United States court, shall, in addition to the punishment provided, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than twenty nor more than forty years. States that if the commission of a felony results in death to any person the person convicted of such felony shall be sentenced to death. States that the court shall not suspend such additional sentence, impose a probationary sentence, or allow the concurrent running of such sentence with any term of imprisonment imposed for the commission of such felony. Redefines what shall constitute "armed" for purposes of added punishment for committing a crime when armed. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 924(c))

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 February 1973

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