California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chanthamany, 22 Cal.App.4th 131, 27 Cal.Rptr.2d 137 (Cal. App. 1994):
We conclude that the circumstances surrounding the firearm found in the utility room fit squarely within the definition of section 12022, subdivision (c); it was available for offensive or defensive use in the commission of the offense of possession for sale of drugs. (Cf. People v. Mendival, supra, 2 Cal.App.4th at pp. 574-575, 3 Cal.Rptr.2d 566.)
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