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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 18.43

Definition Of Gunrunning

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

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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2026-09-10
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