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032180P.pdf   05/27/2005  United States  v.  Dennis Joseph Hadash
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  03-2180
   District of Minnesota   
   PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Heaney and Murphy, Circuit Judges]
   Criminal Case - sentencing. Government appeals six-level downward
   adjustment under K2.2(b)(2) for possessing firearms for lawful
   sporting purposes or collection. District court clearly erred in applying
   six-level departure, as defendant did not prove he possessed every firearm
   solely for purposes of collection. Error, however, was harmless because
   district court stated alternatively it would depart to same level if
   provision did not apply. Post-Booker, departures are reviewed under section
   3553(a), not 3553(b). District court's decision to depart downward here
   was reasonable based on section 3553(a) factors.