Violent Crime and Repeat Offender Control Act

Violent Crime and Repeat Offender Control Act - Title I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes of this Actu, including: (1) to facilitate the prosecution of violent offenders; and (2) to eliminate favorable sentencing alternatives for those previously convicted of violent crimes.

Title II: Handgun Crime - Handgun Control Act - Defines the term "handgun" as a firearm designed to be fired by the use of a single hand, including the parts from which a firearms can be assembled. Excludes antique firearms from the term.

Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall not approve for sale or delivery by a licensed dealer, importer, manufacturer, model unless he has caused to be tested representative samples and has found that, in the case of a pistol, the handgun model: (1) has a positive manually operated safety device; (2) has combined length and height in excess of ten inches, with the height being at least four inches and the length being at least six inches; and (3) meets specified criteria in regard to overall length, frame construction, pistol weight, caliber, safety features, and miscellaneous equipment.

Provides that in the case of a revolver, the handgun model must: (1) have an overall frame length of four and one-half inches measured on a line parallel to the barrel; (2) have a barrel length of at least three inches; and (3) meet specified criteria in regard to safety devices, barrel length, frame construction, revolver weight, caliber, and miscellaneous equipment.

Requires the Secretary to give written notification of the results of evaluating and testing to the licensee applicant. Requires an annual list of all handgun models approved under this Act to be published in the Federal Register and furnished annually to each licensee under this part. Makes provisions for retesting and judicial review for an applicant.

Allows the importation of a sporting rifle or sporting shotgun into the United States, provided that no more than one of each shall be imported by a person during a calendar year. Allows the transfer of a sporting rifle or sporting handgun by its lawful owner to a member of his immediate family. Requires a person seeking to import a sporting rifle or shotgun by mail order to be at least twenty-one years of age if he is not a member of the Armed Forces or a licensed importer, manufacturer, or collector. Requires the Secretary to maintain an importation list of suitable sporting rifles and shotguns.

Permits a person to transfer to any law enforcement agency any handguns he possesses, and to receive compensation if such handgun is forbidden under this Act but lawfully owned prior to enactment.

Provides that no person holding a Federal license shall be required to record the name, address, or other information about the purchaser of .22-caliber rimfire ammunition.

Makes the murder or manslaughter of State law enforcement officers, firemen, or prison guards a Federal offense.

Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this Act.

Title III: Mandatory Penalties for Firearm Crime and Traffic - Gun Running Control and Mandatory Penalties Act - Provides that any person who uses a firearm during the commission of a felony, or unlawfully carries a firearm in the commission of a felony which threatens life or property, shall be subject to a penalty, in addition to such felony, of from five to fifteen years imprisonment on the first offense and from ten to thrity years imprisonment on the second offense.

Provides that in any case in which such additional sentence is not imposed, the court shall state in writing its reasons for so deciding. Provides that the imposition or execution of such additional sentence if imposed not be suspended nor probation granted.

Requires firearm manufacturers, dealers, and collectors to report to the Secretary of the Treasury all thefts of guns and the circumstances surrounding those thefts. Requires licensed firearm dealers to notify the Secretary of any multiple handgun purchase by a single individual over the course of five consecutive business days.

Title IV: Mandatory Penalties for Narcotics Traffickers - Imposes, under the Controlled Substances Act, a mandatory penalty of ten to thirty years imprisonment for the first offense, and life imprisonment for the second offense, upon a person who is a public menace and who is convicted of manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing heroin or morphine in amounts equal to a in excess of one-tenth of an ounce of pure narcotic. Provides that such sentences shall be in addition to penalties prescribed under existing laws, and shall run consecutively.

Title V: Robbery of Pharmacies and Related Sections - Pharmacy Protection Act - Provides that any person convicted of the robbery or attempted robbery of a controlled substance from a pharmacy shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000, or imprisonment of up to ten years, or both.

Title VI: Sentencing for Crimes of Violence - Violent Offender Act - Provides that youth offenders who have been previously convicted of specified violent crimes (including rape, robbery, and murder) shall not be sentenced under the special provisions of the Federal Youth Correction Act but under other applicable penalty provisions.