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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.35G

Definition Of Firearm

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

The word “firearm” means any device, by whatever name known, which is designed to

expel a projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, expansion of gas, or escape of gas.

[The term does not include ____.]

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2026-08-20
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2026-08-19
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