COLJI-Crim. 12-1:35

The elements of the crime of failure to display signage explaining that

it is unlawful to purchase or obtain a firearm for a person who is ineligible

are:

1. That the defendant,

2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,

3. was a licensed dealer, pursuant to [insert a description of the

relevant license issued pursuant to Chapter 44 of 18 U.S.C.; see

18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(11)], and,

4. failed to post a sign displaying that a person commits a felony

if he [she] knowingly purchases or otherwise obtains a firearm

on behalf of, or for transfer to, a person who the transferor

knows or reasonably should know is ineligible to possess a

firearm pursuant to federal or state law,

5. in a manner that was easily readable, and

6. in an area that was visible to the public at each location from

which the defendant sold firearms to the general public.

[7. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by

the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find

the defendant guilty of failure to display signage explaining that it is

unlawful to purchase or obtain a firearm for a person who is ineligible.

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,

you should find the defendant not guilty of failure to display signage

explaining that it is unlawful to purchase or obtain a firearm for a person

who is ineligible.