UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF—APPELLEE v. ROBERT LOUIS SALTER, JR., DEFENDANT—APPELLANT

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Robert Louis Salter, Jr. (Salter) appeals the district court’s 1 151-month sentence following his convictions for possessing a machine gun and failure to appear. We affirm.

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On September 13, 2002, law enforcement responded to a reported shooting at Salter’s residence involving Salter and his son, R.J. Salter. A five-hour standoff ensued between R.J. and police during which R.J. barricaded himself in his father’s “gun room.” Following the standoff, police searched Salter’s residence and discovered several illegal weapons, including a H & K, Model 94, machine gun.

Salter was…