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.

Summary

Provides that whoever: (1) uses a firearm to commit a felony with respect to which courts of the United States have original and exclusive jurisdiction; or (2) uses a firearm transported in interstate or foreign commerce during the commission of any crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and is convicted of such crime by a State court; shall, in addition to the punishment for such crime, be imprisoned for not less than five years, nor more than ten years. States that upon a second or subsequent conviction under this Act such person shall be imprisoned for not less than ten years, or to life imprisonment. Provides that such term of imprisonment shall not run concurrently with any term of imprisonment imposed for the commission of such felony or crime. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 924(c))

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Timeline

1. 29 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 March 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Shoup, Dick [R-MT-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bray, William G. [R-IN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Veysey, Victor V. [R-CA-43] · R · Cosponsor
• Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blackburn, Ben [R-GA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Huber, Robert J. [R-MI-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hosmer, Craig [R-CA-32] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stuckey, W. S. (Bill), Jr. [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gunter, Bill [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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