Adds a mandatory five-year prison sentence for felony offenses committed with a firearm.
This bill amends the penal law by adding a new section that mandates an additional five-year prison sentence for individuals convicted of a felony committed while in possession of a firearm. The new law applies to sentences imposed under article seventy of the penal law. The bill is set to take effect on November 1 following its enactment.
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