United States · Bill · S
S. 43 (105th)
A bill to throttle criminal use of guns.
Introduced
21 January 1997
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Status
Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
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Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to set a five-year mandatory minimum sentence for possessing (currently, for using or carrying) a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime, to set a ten-year mandatory sentence if the firearm is discharged, to impose a sentence of life imprisonment or death if the death of any person results, and to require a minimum mandatory sentence of 25 (currently, 20) years for second or subsequent convictions of such an offense.
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 21 January 1997
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 21 January 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 21 January 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/43
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/43