HR 6411 · 96th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide increased penalties for using a firearm to commit a felony or carrying a firearm unlawfully during the commission of a felony, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1980-02-05· Sponsored by Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1980-02-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Gun Control Act of 1968 to require that whoever uses or carries a firearm during the commission of any felony which may be prosecuted in Federal court shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of such offense, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three years for the first offense, five years for the second offense, and ten years for the third or subsequent offense. Stipulates that such a sentence: (1) may not be suspended; (2) may not run concurrently; and (3) may not be reduced. Makes such an offender ineligible for release on parole, and makes the juvenile corrections and delinquency provisions inapplicable to such an offender.…

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