HR 628 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to make use of a firearm to commit a felony a Federal crime where such use violates State law.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.(1973-01-03)
Plain Language Summary
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Makes it a Federal crime to use a firearm to commit a felony, or to carry illegally a firearm in the commission of a felony, where such use violates State law. Prescribes a punishment of not less than one year nor more than ten years imprisonment in addition to the punishment for the felony. Provides that a violator convicted of a second or subsequent violation shall be imprisoned for not less than two years or more than twenty-five years.…
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