A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to increase the penalty for committing certain crimes with a firearm or while unlawfully carrying a firearm.

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Introduced

3 January 1973

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.

Summary

Increases to five years (presently one year) the minimum sentence imposed as an additional penalty upon persons convicted of committing a felony with or while carrying an unlawful firearm under the federal laws. Increases to ten years (now two years) the minimum sentence for a second or subsequent violation. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 924(c))

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summary · EN · 3 January 1973
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/792
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