DIAZ, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to a guilty plea, a federal district court convicted James Ashford of illegal possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). Because Ashford had used the firearm on the day of his arrest to shoot another person, the district court applied a "cross reference" under § 2K2.1(c) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("USSG") and substituted the offense level for attempted second-degree murder.
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