Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1983 - Establishes criminal penalties applicable to licensees under the Gun Control Act of 1968 who import, manufacture, or sell a "restricted handgun bullet," except as authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Establishes additional criminal penalties, including a mandatory minimum sentence of one year imprisonment, for: (1) using a restricted handgun bullet to commit a Federal felony; or (2) carrying a restricted handgun bullet unlawfully during commission of a Federal felony.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Law.
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the U.S. Attorney General.
Subcommittee on Criminal Law. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1235.
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