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U.S. v. BENAMOR

No. 17-50308.

925 F.3d 1159 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samir BENAMOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 6, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Tanaka (argued), Los Angeles, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

Matthew O'Brien (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Lawrence S. Middleton , Chief, Criminal Division; Nicola T. Hanna , United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Susan P. Graber and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges, and M. Douglas Harpool, District Judge.

OPINION

Defendant Samir Benamor appeals his conviction for knowingly possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He possessed an old shotgun that might have been manufactured as early as 1915. Because firearms manufactured in or before 1898 do not qualify as "firearms" under §...

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