Provides that whoever: (1) uses a firearm to commit any felony for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States; or (2)…
Official title: A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.
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Provides that whoever: (1) uses a firearm to commit any felony for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States; or (2) carries a firearm during the comission of any felony for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of such felony, be sentenced for the additional offense defined in this Act to a term of imprisonment for not less thatn five years nor more than 15 years. States that in case of his second or subsequent conviction under this Act, such person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than thirty years. Provides that the execution or imposition of any term of imprisonment imposed under this Act may not be suspended, and probation may not be granted. Provides that any term of imprisonment may not be imposed to run concurrently with any term or imprisonment imposed for the commission of such felony.
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