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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.15

Definition Of Unlawful Sale Or Delivery Of Firearms

activein force · 2026-09-10 – presentas-observed

A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms when he

knowingly

[1] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person to any

person under 18 years of age.

[or]

[2] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm to a person under 21 years of age who has been [(convicted

of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense) (adjudged delinquent)].

[or]

[3] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm to any person who is a narcotic addict.

[or]

[4] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony.

[or]

[5] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm to any person who has been a patient in a mental [(hospital )

(institution)] within the past 5 years.

[or]

[6] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm to any person who is intellectually disabled.

[or]

[7] delivers a firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person, incidental to a

sale, without withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its

purchase has been made.

[or]

[8] delivers a [(rifle) (shotgun) (other long gun) (stun gun) (taser)], incidental to a sale,

without withholding delivery of such [(rifle) (shotgun) (other long gun) (stun gun) (taser)] for at

least 24 hours after application for its purchase has been made.

[or]

[9] while holding a license under the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968 as [(a) (an)]

[(dealer) (importer) (manufacturer) (pawnbroker)] [(manufactures) (sells to any unlicensed

person) (delivers to any unlicensed person)] a handgun having a [(barrel) (slide) (frame)

(receiver)] which is a die casting of zinc alloy or other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt

or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit.

[or]

[10] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm to a person under 18 years of age who does not possess a

valid Firearms Owner’s Identification Card.

[or]

[11] [(sells) (gives)] a firearm while engaged in the business of selling firearms at

wholesale or retail without being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under the federal Gun

Control Act of 1968.

[or]

[12] [(sells) (gives)] ownership of a firearm to a person who does not display to the

[(seller) (transferor)] of the firearm a currently valid Firearms Owner’s Identification Card that

has previously been issued in the transferee’s name by the Department of State Police.

[or]

[13] delivers the firearm, not being entitled to the possession of the firearm, knowing it to

have been stolen or converted.

Provenance

Source
illinoiscourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-10
Edition
2026-09-10
Content hash
a3480bcd7c101a73d76ee20d018da5beaa9b3ab4055ddd9f911a525a6cf1c401
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