Amends the Armed Career Criminal Act to revise sentencing guidelines for individuals with multiple serious felony convictions.
The Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act amends the Armed Career Criminal Act to redefine "serious felony conviction" and adjust sentencing guidelines. It specifies that a serious felony conviction includes offenses punishable by imprisonment for a statutory maximum term of not less than 10 years. The Act applies to offenses committed after its enactment by individuals with three or more previous serious felony convictions. It mandates a minimum 15-year and maximum 30-year prison sentence for those violating section 922(g) with such convictions, prohibiting sentence suspension or probation.
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