No. 05-3708 ___________ United States of America, * * Plaintiff - Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Missouri. * Dennis Wayne Hinkle, Sr., * * * Defendant - Appellant. * ___________

Submitted: May 16, 2006 Filed: August 4, 2006 ___________ Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MELLOY and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Wayne Hinkle, Sr., was convicted of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, one count of possession of an unregistered short-barrel shotgun, one count of attempt to destroy or conceal a record to impair its availabili