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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 18.615
Definition of Firearm—§ 18.2-308.4(A), (B)
A firearm is a weapon designed, made, and intended to expel a projectile by means of an
explosion. It is not necessary that the firearm be operable, capable of being fired, or have the
actual capacity to do serious harm.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
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