The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Dayea, 32 F.3d 1377 (9th Cir. 1994):
A "dangerous weapon" is "an instrument capable of inflicting death or serious bodily injury." Section 1B1.1, comment. (n.1(d)). In light of this expansive definition, there is no question that a motor vehicle may qualify as a dangerous weapon. See, e.g., United States v. Sanchez, 914 F.2d 1355, 1363 (9th Cir.1990), cert. denied, 499 U.S. 978, 111 S.Ct. 1626, 113 L.Ed.2d 723 (1991). In fact, courts have found that, in the proper circumstances, almost anything can count as a dangerous weapon, including walking sticks, leather straps, rakes, tennis shoes, rubber boots, dogs, rings, concrete curbs, clothes irons, and stink bombs. 2
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