IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.15
Definition Of Unlawful Sale Or Delivery Of Firearms
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
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-10
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- 2026-09-10
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