A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code (respecting firearms) to penalize the use of firearms in the commission of any felony and to increase the penalties in certain related existing provisions.

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Introduced

2 March 1977

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Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Amends the provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968 imposing additional sentences on persons committing Federal felonies while carrying, or with the use of, a firearm to (1) increase the penalties thereunder, (2) encompass State crimes, (3) prohibit a suspended or probationary sentence with respect to a first, as well as to a subsequent, conviction, and (4) forbid a defendant to plead guilty to a lesser charge.

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summary · EN · 2 March 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/4252
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