HR 1207 · 96th 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, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-01-22)
Plain Language Summary
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Requires that whoever uses or carries a firearm or destructive device during the commission of a felony which is prosecutable in a United States court or unlawful in the State in which it occurs shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such crime, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one nor more than ten years. Requires in the case of a second or subsequent conviction the imposition of a term of imprisonment of not less than two nor more than 25 years. Stipulates that the execution or imposition of any term of imprisonment: (1) may not be suspended; (2) may not run concurrently; and (3) may not include probation.…
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