UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald William KIMBLE, Defendant-Appellant

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to decide whether U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b), which requires the imposition of a concurrent sentence in certain circumstances, applies where at least one of a defendant’s undischarged prison terms is not related to the instant offense. We hold that it does not.

I. Background

Donald W. Kimble entered guilty pleas to two counts of making a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6) & 924(a)(1)(B). Kim-ble was sentenced to 60 months on each count, to be served consecutively. This sentence was ordered to run…