A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.

Summary

Provides that whoever uses a firearm, destructive device, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon to commit a Federal felony, or carries a firearm, destructive device, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon during the commission of a Federal felony, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than two years nor more than 10 years. Provides that, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction under this Act, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than 25 years and shall not receive a suspended or probationary sentence, nor be eligible for parole; nor receive a sentence to run concurrently with any term of imprisonment, imposed for the conviction of such felony. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 924(c))

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 September 1975

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