US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 14.9
Firearms—Unlawful Sale or Delivery (18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)-(3))
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with unlawfully [selling] [delivering] a firearm in violation of Section 922(b)[(1)][(2)][(3)] of Title 18 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 was licensed as a firearms [dealer] [importer] [manufacturer] [collector];
Second, the defendant willfully [[sold] [delivered]] [specify firearm] to [specify unauthorized purchaser]; and
Third, the defendant knew or had reasonable cause to believe that [[specify unauthorized purchaser] was less than eighteen years of age] [purchase or possession of the firearm by [specify unauthorized purchaser] would be in violation of [applicable state law or published ordinance]] [specify unauthorized purchaser] did not reside in the same state in which the defendant’s place of business was located]].
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- 2026-08-20
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