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COLJI-Crim. 12-4:05

IMPROPER GUN DEALING (NO NOTICE)

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of the crime of improper gun dealing (no notice) are:

1. That the defendant,

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

3. was a licensed gun dealer, and

4. failed to post, in a conspicuous place at any location at which

[he] [she] sold a firearm,

[5. the notice developed as part of the firearms safe storage

education campaign.]

[5. the following notice, in writing, on a printed card, with each

letter at a minimum of one inch in height: “NOTICE: Unlawful

storage of a firearm on premises you own or control may result

in imprisonment or fine. Unlawful storage of a firearm in a

vehicle may result in a fine.”]

[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 improper gun dealing (no notice).

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 improper gun dealing (no

notice).

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.

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Source
www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
crim-2026-02-25
Content hash
921fe3dac9b42de2ceafd320dbcb3d2292b8def2053f75d821c102109425d45c
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