A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased penalties for using a firearm to commit a felony or carrying a firearm unlawfully during the commission of a felony, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to require that whoever uses or carries a firearm during the commission of any felony which may be prosecuted in Federal court shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of such offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three years for the first offense, five years for the second offense, and ten years for the third or subsequent offense. Stipulates that such a sentence: (1) may not be suspended; (2) may not run concurrently; and (3) may not be reduced. Makes such an offender ineligible for release on parole, and makes the juvenile corrections and delinquency provisions inapplicable to such an offender.

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Timeline

1. 5 February 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 February 1980

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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