Firearm object

Coverage and quality

4 annotation blocks; 0 merits instance blocks; 0 distinct cases with counted merits instances; 4 excluded blocks.

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4 case–law pairs: 0 independently reviewed at the current content; 4 not currently independently reviewed. Reviewed does not mean PASS.

Small annotation samples do not establish prevalence, confidence or legal correctness.

Current authored case-instance annotations; superseded/rejected records and machine proposals are omitted (302 stored blocks).

Counting rules and source integrity

Counted instances require applied citation role, merits scope, and a reached holding. Procedural, not-reached, comparator, and other context remains visible but is excluded from counts.

Source checks verify quotation integrity only. Review badges identify their reports and freshness; a historical verdict is not approval of changed content.

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AND · 18usc924:firearm

Exact element source

uses or carries a firearm

Source: docroot/ir/usc/title18.jsonl#title18_sec924; Unicode character offsets [4633:4658] (end exclusive); SHA-256 899fad466e76614e7f7b0bb794089010ef0af034312bcd194c76394228dbfdc4.

Routes and case patterns

Curated routes and observed case patterns
Route	Definition	Merits instance blocks	Distinct merits cases	Examples (up to 3 cases per count group)
Unclassified route provisional; 4 observed cases	no definition yet	0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 4	0	Used only in non-merits blocks (4). Excluded context examples: United States v. Ocampo — 890 F.2d 1363 (1989) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989 — not reached · basis not recorded (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed) · applied/merits · not counted Pattern: not recorded United States v. Holland — 116 F.3d 1353 (1997) · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997 — not reached · basis not recorded (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: PASS (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed) · applied/merits · not counted Pattern: not recorded United States v. Phipps — 319 F.3d 177 (2003) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003 — not reached · basis not recorded (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: FIX (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed) · applied/merits · not counted Pattern: not recorded

How courts decided this element

Annotation blocks, including explicitly excluded context
Case	Element	Holding and scope	Pattern	Exact source quotations
United States v. Ocampo — 890 F.2d 1363 (1989) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989 — not reached (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)	Firearm object	not_reached Excluded from merits counts applied / merits claim: (c)(1) A loaded blue steel revolver; its status as a firearm was not contested.	Unspecified route	No source quotation recorded for this block.
United States v. Holland — 116 F.3d 1353 (1997) · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997 — not reached (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: PASS (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)	Firearm object	not_reached Excluded from merits counts applied / merits claim: (c)(1) A revolver; not contested.	Unspecified route	No source quotation recorded for this block.
United States v. Phipps — 319 F.3d 177 (2003) · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003 — not reached (18usc924: author: Fable · historical QA: FIX (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2.md) · changed after review; current content not independently reviewed)	Firearm object	not_reached Excluded from merits counts applied / merits claim: (c)(1) Not contested; the accomplice Medina's testimony was the only evidence besides the victim's that a firearm was used (mentioned only in the obstruction-enhancement discussion).	Unspecified route	No source quotation recorded for this block.
United States v. Alverio-Meléndez — 640 F.3d 412 (2011) · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011 — not reached (18usc924: author: Fable · not independently reviewed)	Firearm object	not_reached Excluded from merits counts applied / merits claim: (c)(1)(A) A Glock .40 pistol capable of automatic fire; firearm status not contested and the machinegun penalty tier is not discussed.	Unspecified route	No source quotation recorded for this block.

Court interpretations