HR 1782 · 98th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to amend section 924 of title 18 of the United States Code to provide mandatory minimum penalties for the illegal transfer of firearms to individuals who use those firearms to commit serious crimes, and to expand and strengthen the application of the existing mandatory minimum penalty for use of firearms in connection with the commission of Federal felonies.
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.(1983-03-08)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 to revise the mandatory penalties for using or carrying a firearm during commission of a Federal felony. Extends to first offenders the requirement, currently applicable only to second offenders, that the court not suspend any sentence, grant probation, or impose concurrent sentences. Prohibits the granting of parole to any offender. Subjects to a mandatory penalty of two to ten years' imprisonment any dealer who transfers a firearm in violation of any Federal law to an individual who commits a felony with that firearm.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only