Barrett v. United States · ¶23

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 frearm.' ” Abbott, 562 U. S., at 20.

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