S. 197594th CongressSenate Bill

Imposes criminal penalties of up to life imprisonment upon any person who commits a crime of violence while armed with a firearm or other…

Official title: A bill to increase the criminal penalties for the commission of crimes of violence while armed with a firearm.

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Imposes criminal penalties of up to life imprisonment upon any person who commits a crime of violence while armed with a firearm or other dangerous or deadly weapon. Provides that, in the case of firearms, such prison term shall not run concurrently with the prison term imposed for such crime of violence.

Introduced Jun 18, 1975
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Daniel Inouye

Democrat

U.S. Senator · HI

Introduced solo — no cosponsors joined.

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