John Smith tried to buy cocaine from an undercover officer. Instead of cash, he offered to sell his fully automatic MAC-10 firearm. According to the court, the MAC-10 is “a favorite among criminals. It is small and compact, lightweight, and can be equipped with a silencer. Most important of all, it can be devastating: A fully automatic MAC-10 can fire more than 1,000 rounds per minute.” After Mr. Smith was arrested, he was charged with drug-trafficking crimes, including an attempt to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. He was also charged with violating a federal statute that mandates a 30-year sentence if a defendant “during and in relation to any crime of drug trafficking uses a firearm.” The defendant argued that within the context of the statute, “uses” means to use the firearm as a weapon, which he did not do. One method that courts frequently use for interpreting statutes is known as the plain meaning approach. In this case, the prosecution argued that the plain dictionary meaning of the term “uses” meant the defendant “used” the firearm to try to purchase the cocaine. If you were the judge, how would you resolve the case?