Q: General sentence in a convicted felon possessing a firearm
A:
Under federal law, most offenders convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) were sentenced to imprisonment (95.6%).
Less than one-quarter (20.8%) of these offenders were convicted of one or more statutes carrying a mandatory minimum penalty:
10.3% were sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) (18 U.S.C. § 924(e)); another 5.0% were convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and
another 5.4% were convicted of another statute carrying a mandatory minimum penalty (almost all of which were drug offenses).
The average sentence imposed on section 922(g) offenders varied widely by whether a mandatory minimum penalty applied in the case.
The average sentence length for all section 922(g) offenders was 75 months; however, one-quarter of these offenders had an average sentence of 24 months or less while one-quarter had an average sentence of 96 months or more.
The average sentence length for offenders convicted of violating only section 922(g) and who were sentenced under ACCA was 180 months.
The average sentence length for offenders convicted of violating only section 922(g) but who were not sentenced under ACCA was 46 months.
Source: http://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Quick_Facts_Felon_in_Possession_of_a_Firearm.pdf
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