Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

This bill changes the rules for giving longer prison sentences to people who are caught with guns when they are not allowed to have them. Right now, if someone in that situation has three or more past convictions for serious drug crimes or violent crimes, they face at least 15 years in prison. This bill replaces those specific categories with a broader one called "serious felony convictions," which includes any felony with a possible sentence of 10 years or more, or a group of convictions from the same court proceeding that added up to 10 years or more of prison time.

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