Does Section 2K2.1(b)(5) of the Criminal Code apply to add four points to the base offense level for possession of a firearm?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Myers, 112 F.3d 406 (9th Cir. 1997):
In United States v. Collins, 90 F.3d 1420, 1423 (9th Cir.1996), the defendant was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. We upheld the application of Section 2K2.1(b)(5), where the district court added four points to the defendant's base offense level for possession of a firearm in connection with another felony offense. As we recognized in that decision:
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