A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased penalties for any person convicted of using a firearm to commit certain Federal crimes or carrying a firearm during the commission of such crimes.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 May 1977

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Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Amends the provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 which imposes additional sentences for using or unlawfully carrying a firearm during the commission of a Federal felony to: (1) include state felonies and felonies with knives; (2) revise such additional sentences; and (3) prohibit a probationary or suspended sentence with respect to a first, as well as to a subsequent, conviction.

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summary · EN · 18 May 1977
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/7307
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