HR 3285 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to make the use of a firearm to commit certain felonies a Federal crime where that use violates State law.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.(1973-01-30)
Plain Language Summary
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Provides that whoever uses a firearm to commit any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or carries a firearm unlawfully during the commission of any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or uses a firearm to commit any felony, or carries a firearm unlawfully during the commission of any felony, which use or carrying for that purpose is unlawful according to the law of the State in which it occurs, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of the felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than ten years. Provides that second and subsequent offenses shall be punishable by not less than two years nor more than 25 years imprisonment. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 2401-2402)…
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