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H.R. 5437 (97th)

Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 February 1982

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Summary

Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982 - Establishes criminal penalties applicable to licensees under the Gun Control Act of 1968 who import, manufacture, or sell a "restricted handgun bullet," except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. Establishes additional criminal penalties, including a mandatory minimum sentence of one year imprisonment, for: (1) using a restricted handgun bullet to commit a Federal felony; or (2) carrying a restricted handgun bullet unlawfully during commission of a Federal felony.

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