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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 18.660
Purchasing Firearm With Intent to Provide It to Person Who Is Ineligible to Acquire One From Dealer
The defendant is charged with the crime of purchasing a firearm with intent to provide it to any
person who is ineligible to acquire one from a dealer. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant purchased a firearm; and
(2) That the defendant intended at the time of the purchase to resell or otherwise provide that
firearm to any person who he knows or has reason to believe was ineligible to purchase or receive
a firearm from a dealer.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
both of the elements of the crime as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty [but you shall
not fix the punishment until your verdict has been returned and further evidence has been heard by you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt either or
both of the elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
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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