CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 12-1:40
ACCEPTING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITHOUT APPROVAL
The elements of the crime of accepting possession of a firearm
without approval are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was a prospective firearm transferee, and
4. accepted possession of a firearm, and
5. the prospective firearm transferor had not obtained approval of
the transfer from the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and
firearms’ after a background check had been requested by a
licensed gun dealer.
[6. 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 accepting possession of a firearm without approval.
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 accepting possession of a
firearm without approval.
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
fe468c16b823c4b939318012979c7a1814fdea3d921d0a50bcf18f45a471ec67
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