Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 929: Use of restricted ammunition
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Federal law imposes a mandatory minimum 5-year prison sentence for possessing armor-piercing ammunition while carrying a firearm during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime. The sentence runs consecutively to any punishment for the underlying crime.
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