[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4110 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4110

   To provide for the imposition of enhanced criminal penalties for 
   carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 1994

 Mr. Williams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the imposition of enhanced criminal penalties for 
   carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

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

SECTION 1. IMPOSITION OF ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CARRYING A 
              FIREARM DURING AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE.

    Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j)(1) Whoever, during and in relation to a crime of violence (as 
defined in subsection (c)(3)) (including a crime of violence which 
provides for an enhanced punishment if committed by the use of a deadly 
or dangerous weapon or device) for which the individual may be 
prosecuted in a court of the United States, carries a firearm on his or 
her person, shall in addition to the punishment provided for such crime 
of violence, be sentenced to--
            ``(A) in the case of the person's first violation of this 
        subsection, a term of imprisonment equal to any term of 
        imprisonment imposed for the crime of violence in which the 
        firearm was carried;
            ``(B) in the case of the person's second violation of this 
        subsection, a term of imprisonment equal to twice any term of 
        imprisonment imposed for the crime of violence in which the 
        firearm was carried; or
            ``(C) in the case of the person's third or subsequent 
        violation of this subsection, life imprisonment.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except paragraph 
(3)), the court shall not impose a probationary sentence on, or suspend 
the sentence of, any individual convicted of a violation of this 
subsection, nor shall any term of imprisonment imposed under this 
subsection run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment 
including that imposed for the crime of violence in which the firearm 
was carried.
    ``(3)(A) Any individual who has attained 65 years of age and has 
been imprisoned for at least 10 years pursuant to a sentence imposed 
under this subsection may petition the court for suspension of the 
remainder of such sentence of imprisonment.
    ``(B) The court may suspend the remainder of a sentence of 
imprisonment imposed under this subsection on an individual described 
in subparagraph (A) if the court determines that the person does not 
pose a danger to the community.''.

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