2.45 Using/Carrying a Firearm During Commission of a Drug Trafficking Crime or Crime of Violence / 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(c)(1) is a federal law that prohibits anyone from using or carrying a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence. This law applies to anyone who uses or carries a firearm during the commission of any felony that is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. This includes felonies such as drug trafficking, robbery, burglary, terrorism, and assault with a deadly weapon. There are two types of charges under this law: (1) the use of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence, and (2) the carrying of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence. The penalties for violating this law can include a five-year mandatory minimum sentence, an additional twenty-five-year sentence if the firearm is brandished, and a possible life sentence if the firearm was discharged.