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1. A person caught possessing a gun illegally and who has three or more prior violent felony or serious drug convictions will, if convicted, face a maximum sentence of fifteen years in prison.
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2. Federal law prohibits people who have formally given up their U.S. citizenship from possessing any kind of gun or ammunition.
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3. A person can be charged with a federal firearms crime in connection with a drug-trafficking crime or crime of violence only if that person had physical possession of the gun in question.
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4. Only people who have previously been convicted of a firearms crime can be charged with a federal firearms crime in connection with a drug-trafficking crime or crime of violence.
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5. The minimum sentence handed down to persons convicted of using, carrying, or possessing a firearm in connection with a drug-trafficking crime or a crime of violence is five years, with no parole.
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