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· 1/17/2001

United States v. Warren J. Brazeau

Citations

  • 237 F.3d 842
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 607
  • 2001 WL 40139

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • possession of a sawed-off shotgun always creates a serious potential risk of physical injury to another
  • “The point is that most firearms do not have to be registered—only those that Congress found to be inherently dangerous.”
  • “The fact that sawed-off shotguns must be registered confirms our conclusion that such weapons are inherently dangerous, and the possession of such a weapon constitutes a crime of violence.”

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Judges: Posner, Coffey, Manion

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