IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.26
Issues In Failure To Possess A Firearm Owner's Identification Card
To sustain the charge of failure to possess a firearm owner's identification card, the State
must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant knowingly [(acquired) (possessed)] [(a firearm)
(firearm ammunition) (stun gun) (taser)] within this State; and
Second Proposition: That the defendant at the time of his [(acquisition) (possession)] of
the [(firearm) (firearm ammunition) (stun gun) (taser)] failed to have in his possession a firearm
owner's identification card previously issued in his name by the Illinois State Police.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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