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United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                               F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                  February 18, 2004

                                                            Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                    Clerk
                              No. 02-21342
                          Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                      Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

KENNETH WAYNE SHEPHERD,

                                      Defendant-Appellant.

                       --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                    USDC No. H-02-CR-184-ALL
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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Kenneth Shepherd appeals from a bench-trial conviction

for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of

18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 942(a).    Shepherd argues that

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is an overly broad assertion of Commerce

Clause power that unconstitutionally burdens the Second Amendment

right to bear arms.   Shepherd further argues that 18 U.S.C.

§ 922(g)(1) violates the Equal Protection Clause.

     *
        Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
                           No. 02-21342
                                -2-

Shepherd’s arguments are foreclosed by this court’s holding

in United States v. Darrington, 351 F.3d 632 (5th Cir. 2003).

     Shepherd also challenges his 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)

conviction as a violation of the Commerce Clause and the Tenth

Amendment.   He argues that the Government did not produce

evidence that the firearm was in or substantially affected

interstate commerce.   Shepherd concedes that these arguments are

foreclosed by this court’s holding in United States v. Daugherty,

264 F.3d 513, 518 & n.12 (5th Cir. 2001), but he seeks to

preserve the issue for Supreme Court review.   The judgment of the

district court is AFFIRMED.