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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 929. Use of restricted ammunition
(a)(1) Whoever, during and in relation to the commission of a
crime of violence or drug trafficking crime (including a crime of
violence or drug trafficking crime which provides for an enhanced
punishment if committed by the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon
or device) for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United
States, uses or carries a firearm and is in possession of armor
piercing ammunition capable of being fired in that firearm, shall,
in addition to the punishment provided for the commission of such
crime of violence or drug trafficking crime be sentenced to a term
of imprisonment for not less than five years.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term "drug trafficking
crime" means any felony punishable under the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and
Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or the Maritime Drug Law
Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court shall
not suspend the sentence of any person convicted of a violation of
this section, nor place the person on probation, nor shall the
terms of imprisonment run concurrently with any other terms of
imprisonment, including that imposed for the crime in which the
armor piercing ammunition was used or possessed.
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