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18 USC 924(c): Using Or Carrying A Firearm During And In Relation To Drug Trafficking Or Crime Of Violence 

Federal Model Instructions (Including Commentary & Notes)
    1st Circuit
    3rd Circuit
        6.18.924A     Possession of a Firearm In Furtherance of Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime (18 USC 924(c)(1))
        6.18.924A-1  "In Furtherance of" Defined
        6.18.924B     Using or Carrying a Firearm During Any Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime (18 USC 924(c)(1))
    5th Circuit
    6th Circuit [No Instruction In This Circuit]
    7th Circuit
        094 Using / Carrying Firearm In Drug Or Violent Crime--Elements (18 USC 924(c))
        095 Definition Of "Carry" (18 USC 924(c))
        096 Definition Of "Use" (18 USC 924(c))
    8th Circuit
    9th Circuit
    10th Circuit
        2.45     Using/Carrying a Firearm During Commission of a Drug Trafficking Crime or 
                    Crime of Violence 18 USC 924(c)(1)
        2.45.1   Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime or Crime 
                    of Violence 18 USC 924(c)(1)
    11th Circuit
    Federal Judicial Center [No Instruction]

Department Of Justice Criminal Resource Manual References
    18 USC 924(c)

Law Journals, ALR, etc.
    Research Notes

Practice Notes
    18 USC 924(c)

FORECITE National™
    Chapter 106: Weapons Or Firearms: Possession, Transportation, Etc.
    See generally FORECITE National™ Chapter 117 [Sentence Enhancements: Use Or Carrying Of A Weapon Or Firearm].
    See also FORECITE National™ 117.2.1 [Federal Firearm Enhancement: Failure To Include Type Of Firearm In Indictment Is Jurisdictional Defect (18 USC 924(c))].
    See also FORECITE National™ 117.3.1 [Use Or Carrying Of A Weapon Or Firearm: Defense Theory That Mere Possession Of The Weapon Was Not "Active Employment"].