Which listed life-threatening felony clearly involves a weapon?

• A. Murder and attempted murder
• B. Arson (Felony) and attempted arson
• C. Armed robbery and attempted armed robbery
• D. Criminal sexual conduct involving a weapon

Answer: (C)

When a life-threatening felony clearly involves a weapon, the offense itself explicitly centers on weapon use or presence. The term “armed” signals that a weapon is part of the crime by definition, not optional. That makes armed robbery and attempted armed robbery the clearest examples: the offender is considered to be armed during the offense, creating an imminent risk of serious harm or death. Other options can involve danger or weapons in some cases, but they don’t require a weapon as an essential element in the same explicit way. Therefore, the choices that explicitly include armed in the offense name are the best fit for a life-threatening felony clearly involving a weapon.