[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 441 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 441

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum 
sentence for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 
 a fugitive from justice, a person who is addicted to, or an unlawful 
   user of, a controlled substance, or a transferor or receiver of a 
   stolen firearm, to increase the general penalty for violation of 
Federal firearms laws, and to increase the enhanced penalties provided 
for the possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence 
           or drug trafficking crime, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 25 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum 
sentence for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 
 a fugitive from justice, a person who is addicted to, or an unlawful 
   user of, a controlled substance, or a transferor or receiver of a 
   stolen firearm, to increase the general penalty for violation of 
Federal firearms laws, and to increase the enhanced penalties provided 
for the possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence 
           or drug trafficking crime, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A 
              FIREARM BY CONVICTED FELON, FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE, ADDICT 
              OR UNLAWFUL USER OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, OR TRANSFEROR 
              OR RECEIVER OF STOLEN FIREARM.

    Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, and in the case of a violation of section 922 (g) (1), 
(2), or (3), (i), or (j) shall be imprisoned not less than 5 years'' 
before the period.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN GENERAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF FEDERAL FIREARMS 
              LAWS.

    Section 924(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``10''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN 
              CONNECTION WITH CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR DRUG TRAFFICKING 
              CRIME.

    Section 924(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``10''; and
            (2) by striking ``twenty'' and inserting ``30''.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 924(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``(2) or (3)'' and inserting ``(2), (3), or (4)''.

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