11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O34.6

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)

It’s a Federal crime for anyone who has been convicted of a felony offense

to possess a firearm or ammunition in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.

The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following

facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:

(1) the Defendant knowingly possessed a firearm or ammunition in or

affecting interstate or foreign commerce;

(2) before possessing the firearm or ammunition, the Defendant had

been convicted of a felony – a crime punishable by imprisonment for

more than one year; and

(3) at the time the Defendant possessed the firearm or ammunition, the

Defendant knew [he][she] had previously 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.

“Ammunition” means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or

propellant powder designed for use in any firearm.

The term “interstate or foreign commerce” includes the movement of a

firearm or ammunition from one state to another or between the United States and

any foreign country. It’s not necessary for the Government to prove that the

Defendant knew the firearm or ammunition had moved from one state to another,

only that the firearm or ammunition did, in fact, move from one state to another.