Barrett v. United States · ¶20

Subsection (c) can be violated in several ways but all trigger mandatory minimum sentences. Subsection (c)(1)(A)(i) imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of five years; other provisions within subsection (c)(1) impose mandatory minimums up to life in prison, depending on the use and type of weapon and the defendant’s recidivist history. See §924(c)(1). So if the predicate offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of its own, then a defendant will face “‘two consecutive mandatory minimum sentences for the single use of a single firearm.’” Abbott, 562 U. S., at 20.

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