[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3883 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3883

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the interstate 
transportation of a firearm with the intent to commit a violent crime, 
 and to impose the death penalty for a violation that results in death.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 1994

Mr. Levy (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
 Gilman, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Paxon, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Walsh, 
Mr. Fish, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Machtley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. McCollum, Ms. 
 Kaptur, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the interstate 
transportation of a firearm with the intent to commit a violent crime, 
 and to impose the death penalty for a violation that results in death.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Violence With Firearms Prevention 
Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF A FIREARM 
              WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT A VIOLENT CRIME.

    Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(v)(1)(A) Whoever transports or receives, or attempts to 
transport or receive, in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm 
with the knowledge or intent that it will be used unlawfully to kill, 
injure, or intimidate any individual shall be imprisoned for not more 
than 20 years, fined under this title, or both.
    ``(B) If the personal injury of another results from a violation of 
this subsection, the person shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 
years, fined under this title, or both.
    ``(2)(A) In the case of a 2nd conviction under this subsection, the 
person shall be imprisoned for 20 years, fined under this title, or 
both.
    ``(B) If the 2nd conviction under this subsection is for a 
violation that results in the personal injury of another, then the 
person shall be imprisoned for 30 years, fined under this title, or 
both.
    ``(3) In the case of a 3rd or subsequent conviction under this 
subsection, the person shall be imprisoned for life, fined under this 
title, or both.
    ``(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3) of this 
subsection, if the death of another results from a violation of this 
subsection, the person shall be imprisoned for life, fined under this 
title, or both, and shall be subject to the death penalty, and the 
procedure in respect of the death penalty for aircraft piracy provided 
in section 903(c) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 shall apply.
    ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall 
not impose a probationary sentence upon, or suspend the sentence of, 
any person convicted of a violation of this subsection, nor shall the 
term of imprisonment imposed under this subsection run concurrently 
with any other term of imprisonment including that imposed for any 
offense in which the firearm was used.''.

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