Is possession of a gun dangerous?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Zamora, 37 F.3d 531 (9th Cir. 1994):
Possession of a gun, however, is dangerous precisely--and only--because it may be used when one drug trafficker tries to cheat or rob another or when law enforcement officials try to apprehend a drug trafficker. Cf. United States v. Martinez, 912
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