Case: 24-20378 Document: 53-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/02/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 24-20378 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ May 2, 2025 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Geber Soto, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:23-CR-191-1 ______________________________ Before King, Southwick, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Geber Soto pleaded guilty to engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(1)(A). He was sentenced to 12 months and one day of imprisonment and one year of supervised release. For the first time on appeal, Soto argues that

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 24-20378 Document: 53-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/02/2025

No. 24-20378

§ 922(a)(1)(A) is unconstitutional in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), and its progeny.

We review unpreserved challenges for plain error. United States v. Jones, 88 F.4th 571, 572 (5th Cir. 2023), cert. denied, 144 S. Ct. 1081 (2024); see Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009). Soto has not shown that § 922(a)(1)(A) is clearly or obviously unconstitutional. See United States v. Sanches, 86 F.4th 680, 687 (5th Cir. 2023) (rejecting plain error challenge to § 922(d)(1)).

AFFIRMED.