US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O34.5
Sale of a Firearm to a Convicted Felon
18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(1)
It’s a Federal crime to knowingly sell a firearm to a convicted felon.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant sold the firearm described in the indictment at or
about the time alleged;
(2) the firearm’s buyer had been convicted of a felony – a crime
punishable by imprisonment for more than a year; and
(3) the Defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe that the
buyer had been convicted of a felony.
A “firearm” is any weapon designed to or readily convertible to expel a
projectile by the action of an explosive. The term includes the frame or receiver of
any such weapon or any firearm muffler or silencer.
“Reasonable cause to believe” that someone is a convicted felon means
knowing facts that would cause a reasonable person to conclude that the other
person is a convicted felon.
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- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
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- criminal-2021-08
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