Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) Supreme Court 392 U.S. 1, 21-30 414 U.S. 141, 146-147 449 U.S. 411, 417-418 463 U.S. 1032, 1047-1051 490 U.S. 1, 9 517 U.S. 806, 812-813 528 U.S. 119, 124 Circuit Courts 62 F.3d 159, 162 62 F.3d 485, 495-496 102 F.3d 204, 212 106 F.3d 942 174 F.3d 809, 813 181 F.3d 781, 790-791 185 F.3d 651, 656 195 F.3d 258, 273 263 F.3d 571, 588 289 F.3d 392, 398 340 F.3d 398, 407 341 F.3d 430, 446 376 F.3d 577, 585 458 F.3d 459, 467-468 464 F.3d 569, 572 476 F.3d 391, 394 531 F.3d 374