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The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984(ACCA)[1] is a United States federal law that provides sentence enhancements for felons who commit crimes with firearms, if convicted of certain crimes three or more times.
If a felon has been convicted more than twice of a "violent felony" or a "serious" drug crime,[2] the Act provides a minimum sentence of fifteen years, instead of the ten-year maximum prescribed under the Gun Control Act. The Act provides for a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
If a felon has been convicted more than twice of a "violent felony" or a "serious" drug crime,[2] the Act provides a minimum sentence of fifteen years, instead of the ten-year maximum prescribed under the Gun Control Act. The Act provides for a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.