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Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA)

A federal law that imposes enhanced penalties, including mandatory minimum sentences, on individuals with three or more prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses who are found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.

Section 922(g) of Title 18

A federal law that makes it illegal for certain individuals, such as convicted felons, domestic violence offenders, and those dishonorably discharged from the military, to possess firearms or ammunition.

Serious felony conviction

Under this bill, it means a past crime punishable by a maximum of at least 10 years in prison, or a group of crimes for which a person received a total sentence of at least 10 years, regardless of how much time they actually served.

Mandatory minimum sentence

A minimum prison term that a judge must impose for a specific crime, meaning they cannot give a shorter sentence, even if they think a shorter sentence would be more appropriate.

Probation

A period of supervision in the community instead of jail or prison time, often with specific conditions a person must follow.

Suspended sentence

A sentence that is delayed or put on hold by a judge, often conditioned on the defendant behaving well or completing a period of probation; if conditions are met, the prison time might not be served.