SPONSOR: Schroer
This bill adds armed criminal action to the definition of "dangerous felony" under Section 556.061, RSMo.
The bill also specifies that any person who commits a felony with the use of an unlawfully-possessed firearm is also guilty of armed criminal action and will be punished by imprisonment of at least eight years in addition to any punishment provided for the offense committed with the unlawfully-possessed firearm. Any person convicted of a second offense of armed criminal action under these provisions will be punished by at least 18 years' imprisonment in addition to any punishment provided for the offense committed with the unlawfully-possessed firearm. Finally, any person who is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of armed criminal action under these provisions will be sentenced to at least 28 years' imprisonment in addition to any punishment provided for the offense committed with the unlawfully-possessed firearm.
Statutes affected: