US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 14.25
Firearms—Possession of Unregistered Firearm (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d))
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with [possession] [receipt] of an unregistered firearm in violation of Section 5861(d) of Title 26 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant knowingly [[possessed] [received]] [specify firearm]; and
Second, the defendant was aware that the [specify firearm] was [specify statutory features or characteristics of the firearm that bring it within the statute];
Third, the defendant had not registered the [specify firearm] with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
The government need not prove that the defendant knew that possessing the firearm was illegal.
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