HR 5437
97th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Ammunition
Crime prevention
Criminal law
Explosives
Firearms
Firearms control
Punishment
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982
Introduced: February 3, 1982
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 30, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 8, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 3, 1982
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Feb 3, 1982
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1982 - 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.
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