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Try CasePortal for FreePer curiam, the Fifth Circuit finds the trial court properly convicted defendant by guilty plea for possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. Defendant was detained through a traffic stop a few days after his attempted lane change nearly resulted in a collision which moved him to shoot at the other vehicle 13 times, once grazing the other driver’s head. Defendant consented to a search and officers recovered a 9mm pistol loaded with a 50-round drum magazine. Defendant confirmed that it belonged to him, and shell casings recovered from the shot-at vehicle matched. All evidence supports the conviction and the court properly calculated the base offense level using a prior robbery conviction classified as a violent crime. Defendant’s repeated violation of his pretrial release terms supports the denial of an acceptance of responsibility reduction. Affirmed.