IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-50320 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ROBERT SALAS,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. SA-01-CR-423-ALL -------------------- December 12, 2002

Before JOLLY, JONES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Robert Salas appeals from his guilty-plea conviction for

possession with intent to distribute heroin and for being a felon

in possession of a firearm. Salas challenges the

constitutionality of

(g)(1), which prohibits a

convicted felon from possessing a firearm. Salas concedes that

his argument is foreclosed by this court’s precedent and that he

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 02-50320 -2-

is raising this argument to preserve it for possible Supreme

Court review.

Salas’s arguments challenging his conviction are indeed

foreclosed. See United States v. Daugherty,

(5th Cir. 2001), cert. denied,

(2002); United

States v. De Leon,

(5th Cir. 1999); United

States v. Kuban,

(5th Cir. 1996); United States

v. Rawls,

(5th Cir. 1996). Accordingly, the

district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.