IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.43
Definition Of Gunrunning
A person commits the offense of gunrunning when he transfers three or more firearms by
[any combination of]:
[A] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the
person to any person who is under 18 years of age [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[B] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm to any person who is under 21 years of age
and who has been [(convicted of the offense of ____) (adjudged delinquent)] [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[C] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm to any person who is a narcotic addict [(,
and) (.)]
[or]
[D] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a
felony [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[E] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm to any person who has been a patient in a
mental hospital within the past 5 years [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[F] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm to any person who is intellectually disabled
[(, and) (.)]
[or]
[G] knowingly delivering 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 [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[H] knowingly delivering a [(rifle) (shotgun) [or other long gun]], incidental to a sale,
without withholding delivery of such [(rifle) (shotgun) [or other long gun]] for at least 24 hours
after application for its purchase has been made [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[I] while holding a license under the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, as
[(a) (an)] [(dealer) (importer) (manufacturer) (pawnbroker)], knowingly [(manufacturing)
(selling to any unlicensed person) (delivering to any unlicensed person)] a handgun having a
[(barrel) (slide) (frame) (receiver)] which is a die casting of zinc alloy or other nonhomogenous
metal which will melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit [(, and) (.)]
[or]
[J] knowingly [(selling) (giving)] a firearm to a person under 18 years of age who does
not possess a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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