S. 74393rd CongressSenate Bill

Increases to not less than twenty nor more than forty years, (one to ten years under present law) the possible sentence for the use of a…

Official title: A bill to increase the penalty with respect to certain offenses involving the commission of a felony while armed with a firearm.

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Increases to not less than twenty nor more than forty years, (one to ten years under present law) the possible sentence for the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States. Increases to twenty years the maximum possible imprisonment for shipping, transporting, or receiving a firearm or any ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce with the intent to commit a felony therewith. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 924)

Introduced Feb 2, 1973
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Robert Byrd

Democrat

U.S. Senator · WV

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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