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Yes. Federal gun defense attorneys review mandatory minimums and challenge unsupported sentencing enhancements. The Armed Career Criminal Act imposes a 15-year minimum for qualifying defendants with three qualifying prior convictions for offenses committed on separate occasions. Section 924(c) also carries mandatory consecutive sentences. Your lawyer should examine the prior offenses and the alleged connection between the firearm and the underlying crime.