H.R. 3796 — A bill to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18 of the United States Code to provide mandatory penalties for the use of armor-piercing bullets in offenses involving handguns, and for other purposes.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to provide a mandatory additional prison term of five years for any person who carries or uses, during a commission of a felony, armor-piercing bullets. Requires the court to not suspend any sentence, grant probation or parole, or impose concurrent sentences.

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H.J.Res. 648A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
1984-10-12Became Public Law No: 98-473.
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1983-08-04
Introduced in House
1983-08-04
Introduced in House
1983-08-04
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
1983-08-11
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
1984-05-17
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1984-05-24
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1984-10-12
See H.J.Res.648.

A bill to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18 of the United States Code to provide mandatory penalties for the use of armor-piercing bullets in offenses involving handguns, and for other purposes.

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