United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-2607 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN FEENEY, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 1:20-cr-00794-1 — Jorge L. Alonso, Judge. ____________________

ARGUED DECEMBER 13, 2023 — DECIDED APRIL 30, 2024 ____________________

Before WOOD, KIRSCH, and LEE, Circuit Judges. LEE, Circuit Judge. John Feeney pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and carrying an explosive during that unlawful possession in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(2). At sentencing, the parties disagreed on the applicable base offense level un- der the Sentencing Guidelines for Feeney’s § 922(g)(1) convic- tion. The government argued that Feeney’s possession of an explosive warranted an in