United States v. Scott Allen Rhind

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• holding that firearms do not need to be loaded or operable to apply the enhancement under § 2K2.1(b)(6)
• holding that “the firearm does not have to facilitate the underlying offense” to satisfy the “in connection with” require- ment
• holding that “courts should give” the phrase “in connec- tion with” its “ordinary meaning”
• stating that “the firearm does not have to facilitate the underlying offense”
• enhancement appropriate even though guns were not loaded because availability and appearance of firearms promoted the crime
• addressing the previous version of § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B)

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