Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit June 2, 2006, No. 04-3159 (United States v. Brown)

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Congress has provided a minimum sentence of five years for any person who, in relation to any crime of violence, “uses or carries a firearm, or who, in furtherance of any such crime, possesses a firearm.” 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i).