United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT __________ No. 98-3069 ___________

United States of America, * * Plaintiff - Appellee, * * vs. * Appeal from the United * States District Court Ray L. Bowman, also known as * for the Western District Charles Clark, also known as * of Missouri.

C. Clark, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Defendant - Appellant. * __________ Submitted: September 14, 1999 Filed: January 12, 2000 __________ Before BOWMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE,1 District Judge. _________ PER CURIAM.

Ray Bowman appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of unregistered silencer components in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). After a thorough review, we

The Honorable Andrew W. Bogue, United States Senior District Judge for the District of South Dakota, sitting by designation. are satisfied that the district court2 correctly instructed the jury regarding the mens rea requirement for the offense. We also conclude that a comprehensive opinion in this case would lack precedential value. We therefore affirm on the basis of the district court’s rulings without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.