Violent Crime Legislation
1992-07-10T03:09:55-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOThiXC8xOTkyMDcxMDAzMTgxMzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Bob Livingston (R-LA), member of the House Appropriations Committee, held a news conference in the U.S. Capitol to introduce H.R. 5567, legislation that he said would put a dent in the nation’s violent crime problems. The legislation, called the Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act or more concisely the “Lifer Act,” would place a mandatory life sentence on a criminal convicted of a federal violent felony if the person has two or more violent felony convictions in his or her past.
Representative Bob Livingston (R-LA), member of the House Appropriations Committee, held a news conference in the U.S. Capitol to introduce … read more
Representative Bob Livingston (R-LA), member of the House Appropriations Committee, held a news conference in the U.S. Capitol to introduce H.R. 5567, legislation that he said would put a dent in the nation’s violent crime problems. The legislation, called the Life Imprisonment for Egregious Recidivists Act or more concisely the “Lifer Act,” would place a mandatory life sentence on a criminal convicted of a federal violent felony if the person has two or more violent felony convictions in his or her past. close
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