Does section 922(g)(1) of the Criminal Code of the United States prohibit a convicted felon from possessing or receiving a firearm or ammunition?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Keen, 96 F.3d 425 (9th Cir. 1996):
Id. at 58 (quoting United States v. Kinsley, 518 F.2d 665, 667 (8th Cir.1975)) (other citations omitted). Section 922(g)(1) also prefaces the object of the offense with the word "any," stating that it is unlawful for a felon to possess or receive "any firearm or ammunition."
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