To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a law enforcement officer who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while pursuing or apprehending a suspect.

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Amends the federal criminal code to allow an exception to the minimum sentencing requirement for a crime of violence while using, carrying, or possessing a firearm for a law enforcement officer who committed the offense during or in relation to the pursuit of an individual whom the officer reasonably believed committed a crime of violence.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 2008

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 2008

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 June 2008

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