Counts Eight and Nine in a single paragraph, which alleged that Shorter possessed a .25 caliber pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun “having previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, and being an unlawful user of controlled substances.” J.A. 128; see 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g)(1) (prohibiting possession of firearm by convicted felon); id. § 922(g)(3) (prohibiting possession of firearm by unlawful user of controlled substances). Both of the firearms were found during the search of Shorter’s apartment on October 13; thus, his possession of them was simultaneous. The district court found him guilty of both counts, but recognized that the two counts alleged only a single offense. See United States v. Dunford, 148 F.3d 385, 388-90 (4th Cir.1998) (<HOLDING>). Specifically, although the judgment states
holding a defendant may not be convicted of more than one count of dissemination of matter harmful to minors based on one occurrence even if there was more than one victim holding that it was plain error for trial court to allow more than one conviction of grossly negligent operation of a vehicle where more than one person was injured holding that state may charge separately for the same offense but the convictions for more than one of the offenses cannot stand holding that a defendant may not be convicted of multiple offenses under  922g on the basis that he belonged to more than one prohibited class or that he simultaneously possessed more than one firearm holding that more than notice to a defendant is required