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Case: 22-30305         Document: 00516628193             Page: 1      Date Filed: 01/30/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________                             United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit

                                       No. 22-30305
                                                                                      FILED
                                                                                January 30, 2023
                                     Summary Calendar
                                     ____________                                Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                      Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Damien Damon Briggs,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Western District of Louisiana
                               USDC No. 6:21-CR-232-2
                      ______________________________

   Before Smith, Southwick, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Damien Damon Briggs pled guilty to theft of firearms from a federal
   firearms licensee. The district court sentenced him within the Guidelines
   range to 96 months in prison and three years of supervised release. He argues
   on appeal that the district court improperly calculated the base offense level
   for purposes of determining the Guideline sentencing range.

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-30305      Document: 00516628193           Page: 2    Date Filed: 01/30/2023

                                     No. 22-30305

          We review for plain error because Briggs failed to urge a relevant
   conduct objection in the district court. Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129,
   135 (2009). To prevail, Briggs must show a forfeited error that is clear or
   obvious and affects his substantial rights. See id. If he makes such a showing,
   we have the discretion to correct the error, but only if it “seriously affect[s]
   the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” Id.
   (quotation marks and citation omitted).
          Briggs argues that the base offense level selected by the court was
   improper because he did not know he was a prohibited person. See U.S.S.G.
   §§ 2K2.1(a)(4)(B)(i)(I) and (ii)(I). This subsection of 2K2.1, however, does
   not contain any exceptions or requirements for certain mental states or
   knowledge. See United States v. Serfass, 684 F.3d 548, 552 (5th Cir. 2012);
   see also United States v. Fry, 51 F.3d 543, 546 (5th Cir. 1995).
          The district court did not err. AFFIRMED.

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