HR 7591 · 95th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18 of the United States Code (respecting firearms) to penalize the use of firearms in the commission of any felony and to increase the penalties in certain related existing provisions.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1977-06-03)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the provision of the Gun Control Act of 1968 imposing additional sentences on persons committing Federal felonies while carrying, or with the use of, a firearm to (1) increase the penalties thereunder, (2) encompass State crimes and (3) prohibit a suspended, probationary or concurrent sentence with respect to a first conviction.…
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